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Match Report
Reta
Spectators: 6642 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1642, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Serban Buzatu started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Eloy Johans managed to get in a good position for a shot. Parish's supporters rose to their feet, but Eloy Johans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adan Mano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Eloy Johans came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Parish 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 Eloy Johans couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eloy Johans in the 14th minute of play forced Reta AFC's goalkeeper Adan Mano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Pietro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adan Mano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eloy Johans in the 22nd minute of the match. 30 minutes into the game, Everardo Garcia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Reta AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Parish the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Reta AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 29th minute. Penalty! Eloy Celipe shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Armando Pietro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Parish's goalkeeper Gogo Emmanuel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eloy Johans was the one to do the kick off. Gogo Emmanuel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serban Buzatu, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Gogo Emmanuel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serban Buzatu, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 63rd minute, Bartolo Emeterio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adan Mano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Eloy Johans kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Adan Mano. That made the score 0-2 in the 66 minute of play. When Parish's Oscar Bermudez in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Reta AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Everardo Garcia got a throw-in 80 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Aquiles Gotzon. After 81 minutes, Eloy Celipe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Parish and the Reta AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Parish getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Eloy Celipe hit a great ball. Adan Mano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eloy Johans in the 83rd minute of the match. 0-3 became the score in the 87th minute when Eloy Johans elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Eloy Johans managed to get in a good position for a shot. Parish's supporters rose to their feet, but Eloy Johans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adan Mano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 97 minutes, Eloy Johans mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Parish and the Reta AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Reta AFC booed when Parish was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eloy Johans didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Parish eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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