Soccer Arena
Spectators: 879 (Terracing: 660,
Seating: 202, VIP seats: 17) Derwin Abendano started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Tiki Taka FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nicky Cavazos came free, but Betadur Abastas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Cosmos Soccer Club booed when Tiki Taka FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eguzki Abeijon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patrick Fontenot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Cosmos Soccer Club's Betadur Abastas threw himself towards the right post 11 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nicky Cavazos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With his leg Betadur Abastas managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when Cosmos Soccer Club's Patrick Fontenot fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tiki Taka FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Grant McKay was slow to take the kick. During this time Cosmos Soccer Club's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Grant McKay got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Betadur Abastas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Derwin Abendano 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. Nicky Cavazos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Betadur Abastas made a huge save. Betadur Abastas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Fontenot, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After 33 played minutes Tiki Taka FC got a freekick which was hit by Nastasio Abeitia. Nicky Cavazos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Betadur Abastas made a huge save. In the 34th match minute, Cosmos Soccer Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivelin Kúchev to maneuver through the defense. Tiki Taka FC's Betadur Abastas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Tiki Taka FC from getting a goal against them. If Patrick Fontenot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Derwin Abendano in the 45th minute of play forced Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Jarrett Rosenberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Patrick Fontenot stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Patrick Fontenot left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cosmos Soccer Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Betadur Abastas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrick Fontenot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jarrett Rosenberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Derwin Abendano, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. With a little luck, Cosmos Soccer Club's Jarrett Rosenberg got control of the ball when Eguzki Abeijon tried to sneak it across the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Cosmos Soccer Club's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Abellaneda came free, but Jarrett Rosenberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Derwin Abendano's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 68thth minute, Jarrett Rosenberg skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Brian Mendoza charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Brian Mendoza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Cosmos Soccer Club getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Brian Mendoza hit a great ball. After 73 minutes, Nastasio Abeitia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tiki Taka FC and the Cosmos Soccer Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Tiki Taka FC's Nastasio Abeitia got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Nicky Cavazos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Tiki Taka FC's Jarrett Rosenberg threw himself towards the right post 77 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mauro Abellaneda, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 79th minute, Nastasio Abeitia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 82 minutes into the match, Eguzki Abeijon notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Cosmos Soccer Club's Jarrett Rosenberg. Jarrett Rosenberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cosmos Soccer Club were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after Tiki Taka FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Grant McKay took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Grant McKay got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Betadur Abastas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nastasio Abeitia in the 91st minute of play forced Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Jarrett Rosenberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cosmos Soccer Club were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after Tiki Taka FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Grant McKay took the corner. Cosmos Soccer Club's Grant McKay was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Betadur Abastas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.
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