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Match Report
Pringles
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dante Sendoa took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Benicio Lawrence shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stelian Chificeac saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Pringles getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Daniel Niva hit a great ball. In the 14th minute, Arturo Roldan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dante Sendoa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugenio Nardo having to interfere. After 21 minutes, Adrian Macerio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zaire and the Pringles players grew even worse after the yellow card. Pringles's Stelian Chificeac played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benicio Lawrence in the 28th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Zaire's Cesar Oro got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After having played for 39 minutes, Adrian Macerio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zaire's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adrian Macerio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Olimpiu Bulgar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Eugenio Nardo made a huge save. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Benicio Lawrence made a kick off. Eugenio Nardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olimpiu Bulgar in the 52nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Benicio Lawrence kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Stelian Chificeac. That made the score 0-1 in the 53 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Zaire's zone, Dante Sendoa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eugenio Nardo came out of the goal and Dante Sendoa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Olimpiu Bulgar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Iker Palban came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Zaire 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 Iker Palban couldn't finish the play. After having played for 71 minutes, Adrian Macerio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zaire's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adrian Macerio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 77th minute, Arturo Roldan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Pringles's Dante Sendoa in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zaire's goalie prevented a goal. Arturo Roldan was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Benicio Lawrence received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Stelian Chificeac tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Zaire's Adrian Macerio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Stelian Chificeac. That made the score 0-2 after 93 minutes of play.
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