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Match Report
Templar Park
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Santo Lekubegi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fabricio Isauro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Efrain Lop having to interfere. Efrain Lop made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabricio Isauro in the 8th minute of play. Benjamin Castel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Di Cola in the 12th minute of play. After 14 minutes of play, Arizona's Santo Lekubegi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Efrain Lop was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Knights Templar getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Alejandro Banegas hit a great ball. In the 18th minute Santo Lekubegi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efrain Lop saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute Ladislao Sasoin suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. The supporters of Knights Templar booed when Arizona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erubiel Henric didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paulino Vellito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Castel having to interfere. Santo Lekubegi took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Efrain Lop. Efrain Lop dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Benjamin Castel made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Paulino Vellito sent off a good shot on target. Urbano Onofre kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Arizona's Santo Lekubegi got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Paulino Vellito made the kick off in the second half. Santo Lekubegi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Knights Templar's Efrain Lop played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabricio Isauro in the 58th minute of play. If Santo Lekubegi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute, Arizona's Erubiel Henric seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Erubiel Henric the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Arizona protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Erubiel Henric had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 67th minute, one of Arizona:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Arizona. Santo Lekubegi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Efrain Lop having to interfere. When Santo Lekubegi came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Arizona 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 Santo Lekubegi couldn't finish the play. In the 87th minute, Knights Templar's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Santo Lekubegi fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Benjamin Castel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulino Vellito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arizona played a much better game than Knights Templar and deserved their victory. The Knights Templar players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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