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Match Report
The Duck Pond
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Uruguay's Francisco Seco started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Olly Paley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Joaquin Gayoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Uruguay booed when Stickleback Utd Xl was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cliff Flower didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stephen Clapham might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joaquin Gayoso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stephen Clapham ran back to his position shaking his head. Sly Collier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximiliano Escribano in the 13th minute of play. Uruguay's Joaquin Gayoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stephen Clapham in the 16th minute of play. Stephen Clapham could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Joaquin Gayoso made a huge save. Joaquin Gayoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gary Pettifer in the 20th minute of the match. Stickleback Utd Xl's Sly Collier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 22nd minute of play. After 25 played minutes Stickleback Utd Xl got a freekick which was hit by Stephen Clapham. Sly Collier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Seco in the 28th minute of play. Sly Collier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximiliano Escribano, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The throw-in from Wilson Piazza in the 35th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert. The audience was convinced that Stephen Clapham's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquin Gayoso was relentless in the 46th minute of the game.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stephen Clapham was the one to do the kick off. Sly Collier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximiliano Escribano, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Joaquin Gayoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stephen Clapham, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Maximiliano Escribano kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Jaime Cazalla 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. Sly Collier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Gisbert, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Jorge Sainz made in the 67th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Francisco Seco immediately put the ball in play. Sly Collier was a little too slow when Maximiliano Escribano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 0-1. Jorge Sainz made in the 72nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Francisco Seco however managed to control. After 76 played minutes Stickleback Utd Xl got a freekick which was hit by Cliff Flower. Maximiliano Escribano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Sly Collier made a huge save. In the 79th minute of the match Uruguay got a corner. Stickleback Utd Xl's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jaime Cazalla ran over to the corner to take the kick. Wilson Piazza got a throw-in 87 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Silvester Odell. Wilson Piazza made in the 92nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Uruguay's Alberto Gisbert. Olly Paley charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Olly Paley the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Stickleback Utd Xl getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Olly Paley hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Uruguay's zone, Stephen Clapham stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquin Gayoso came out of the goal and Stephen Clapham tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Uruguay played a much better game than Stickleback Utd Xl and deserved their victory. The Stickleback Utd Xl players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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