Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 6300 (Terracing: 5801,
Seating: 345, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Connor Presley got the match started through his kick off. Dirk McMillian kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. After having played for 14 minutes, Edgardo Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ⓁⒺⒼⒾⒶ•Ⓖ - ⒻⒻⒽ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgardo Fernandez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Edgardo Fernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcos Prado in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Waldo Hills prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 26 minutes, Marcos Prado made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Atlético Patoruzu's Waldo Hills tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Atlético Patoruzu getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ruben Crandall hit a great ball. When Marcos Prado came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the ⓁⒺⒼⒾⒶ•Ⓖ - ⒻⒻⒽ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcos Prado couldn't finish the play. After having played for 35 minutes, Edgardo Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ⓁⒺⒼⒾⒶ•Ⓖ - ⒻⒻⒽ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgardo Fernandez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 43rd minute, Connor Presley made a precise shot to the right of Angel Rivero. ⓁⒺⒼⒾⒶ•Ⓖ - ⒻⒻⒽ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.
In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlético Patoruzu's goalkeeper Waldo Hills, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Merle Tomlinson was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 57th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Isaac Rivera kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. After 61 played minutes, Atlético Patoruzu's Merle Tomlinson shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Angel Rivero came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Atlético Patoruzu reached it. Tyrell Cochran's late challenge caught a ⓁⒺⒼⒾⒶ•Ⓖ - ⒻⒻⒽ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tyrell Cochran helped the player get up and apologised. In the 62nd match minute, Atlético Patoruzu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tyrell Cochran to maneuver through the defense. Marcos Prado took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Waldo Hills. Waldo Hills dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. A hard shot 67 in the game by Marcos Prado from a close distance when the talented Waldo Hills managed to make a qualified save. Atlético Patoruzu's players were relieved. After having played for 68 minutes, Dennys Leguizamon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ⓁⒺⒼⒾⒶ•Ⓖ - ⒻⒻⒽ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dennys Leguizamon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Waldo Hills took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Fernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute Geoff Ackerman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angel Rivero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Tyrell Cochran got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Waldo Hills made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Prado in the 84th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Marcos Prado managed to get in a good position for a shot. ⓁⒺⒼⒾⒶ•Ⓖ - ⒻⒻⒽ's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcos Prado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waldo Hills breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 89th minute, Edgardo Fernandez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The ⓁⒺⒼⒾⒶ•Ⓖ - ⒻⒻⒽ players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Atlético Patoruzu from taking control. The game ends in a draw.
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