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Match Report
Los Matadores SXXI
Spectators: 7540 (Terracing: 5660,
Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) In the 3rd minute, Elpidio Paul left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cuervos Galácticos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Benedicto Orkatz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique Peterson in the 8th minute of the match. Elpidio Paul received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sal Schultz came out and tried to block the shot, but Elpidio Paul slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 12th minute. Cyrus Keys fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benedicto Orkatz having to interfere. Sal Schultz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Paul in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Paul in the 19th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Sal Schultz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, ForestFire's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Jose Eleazar fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 26 minutes, Emilio Frasquito mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cuervos Galácticos and the ForestFire players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Cuervos Galácticos getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Emilio Frasquito hit a great ball. Cuervos Galácticos's Benedicto Orkatz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cyrus Keys in the 31st minute of play. The supporters of ForestFire booed when Cuervos Galácticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amador Jusepe didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, ForestFire's Sal Schultz got control of the ball when Emilio Frasquito tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the ForestFire defense, Emilio Frasquito kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sal Schultz. The ForestFire fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sal Schultz should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emilio Frasquito got free with Sal Schultz in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Benedicto Orkatz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enrique Peterson, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Sal Schultz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Paul, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elpidio Paul to make the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Emilio Frasquito managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cuervos Galácticos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emilio Frasquito was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Uriel Jacindo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enrique Peterson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benedicto Orkatz came out and tried to block the shot, but Enrique Peterson slotted it home off the left post making it 4-1 in the 63rd minute. Emilio Frasquito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cyrus Keys kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Enrique Peterson 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. Benedicto Orkatz was a little too slow when Cyrus Keys got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 4-3. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Cuervos Galácticos had won after a very even match.
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