League

Cozad Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Brad Robles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Randell Rivera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 8 played minutes El Lago got a freekick which was hit by Sheldon Willard. Sheldon Willard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute, Byron Molina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Lago fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. El Lago's Randell Rivera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Tripp in the 16th minute of play. Eric Tripp's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Randell Rivera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Randell Rivera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eric Tripp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Atlanta FC's Eric Tripp got a free kick in the 26th minute. Byron Molina charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Byron Molina the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st match minute, El Lago was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Byron Molina to maneuver through the defense. Randell Rivera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brad Robles in the 37th minute. 39 minutes into the match, El Lago's goalkeeper Randell Rivera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Brad Robles. After 40 minutes El Lago's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Scottie Tuttle who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Atlanta FC's corner Scottie Tuttle fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Randell Rivera quite easily take care of the ball. Byron Molina kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 42 minutes in the game, Brad Robles dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 46th minute, Todd Candido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Randell Rivera was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Scottie Tuttle. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eric Tripp to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eric Tripp in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Randell Rivera saved El Lago from getting behind. Randell Rivera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brad Robles in the 61st minute of play. El Lago's Randell Rivera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dana Countess in the 67th minute of play. Brad Robles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Randell Rivera having to interfere. Eric Tripp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Randell Rivera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Eric Tripp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Randell Rivera was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Eric Tripp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Randell Rivera was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. In the 88th minute, Brad Robles left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlanta FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Atlanta FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while El Lago had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.