Rodrigo Braña
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116,
Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Ascacibar-Pérez were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after The Handsome Wizards UTD's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Casimiro Santana took the corner. Ascacibar-Pérez's Einar Holmberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grant Groves in the 10th minute of play. Einar Holmberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kasey Bond in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute CJ Townsley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Einar Holmberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Ascacibar-Pérez's goal looked a bit too open when Kasey Bond came free, but Einar Holmberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kasey Bond took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Einar Holmberg. Einar Holmberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 18th minute The Handsome Wizards UTD were awarded a corner. Zeng Bin Nan went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Ascacibar-Pérez's goalie and right to Alistair Cross. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Ascacibar-Pérez's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Marcial Cisquella made an important save on a dangerous shot by Martín Palermo in the 20th minute. With a little luck, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Marcial Cisquella got control of the ball when Martín Palermo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Kasey Bond nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Einar Holmberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 23rd match minute, Ascacibar-Pérez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martín Palermo to maneuver through the defense. Ascacibar-Pérez's Einar Holmberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by CJ Townsley in the 26th minute of play. The audience was convinced that CJ Townsley's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Einar Holmberg was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Cleto Estavan charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cleto Estavan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grant Groves in the 32nd minute of play forced Ascacibar-Pérez's goalkeeper Einar Holmberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Einar Holmberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of CJ Townsley's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. In the 35th minute CJ Townsley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Einar Holmberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute CJ Townsley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Einar Holmberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Einar Holmberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grant Groves in the 38th minute of play. Einar Holmberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeng Bin Nan in the 43rd minute of play. After 47 played minutes Ascacibar-Pérez got a freekick which was hit by Cleto Estavan. The Ascacibar-Pérez players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The Handsome Wizards UTD were winning 0-2.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Martín Palermo made a kick off. A collision led to Ascacibar-Pérez getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Erasmo Clis hit a great ball. Kasey Bond came free with the goalkeeper in the 57th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Einar Holmberg could save by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Baykan Memduh during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 59th minute, Baykan Memduh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in The Handsome Wizards UTD's zone, Casimiro Santana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcial Cisquella came out of the goal and Casimiro Santana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kasey Bond fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Einar Holmberg having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Ascacibar-Pérez's goal looked a bit too open when Zeng Bin Nan came free, but Einar Holmberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute Zeng Bin Nan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Einar Holmberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Einar Holmberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of CJ Townsley's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. With his leg Einar Holmberg managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when The Handsome Wizards UTD's CJ Townsley fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Einar Holmberg made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Kasey Bond sent off a good shot on target. In the 70th match minute, The Handsome Wizards UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alistair Cross to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute of the match, CJ Townsley tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Einar Holmberg saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Einar Holmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grant Groves in the 81st minute of the match. Einar Holmberg made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when CJ Townsley sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martín Palermo in the 87th minute of play forced The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper Marcial Cisquella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Ascacibar-Pérez's goalkeeper Einar Holmberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by CJ Townsley. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ascacibar-Pérez's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zeng Bin Nan was slow to take the kick. During this time The Handsome Wizards UTD's players had a chance to rest. Anthony Beckford made a great header on The Handsome Wizards UTD's corner, it was just that Ascacibar-Pérez's Einar Holmberg managed to reach the ball for a save. Grant Groves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. CJ Townsley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Handsome Wizards UTD played a much better game than Ascacibar-Pérez and deserved their victory. The Ascacibar-Pérez players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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