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Match Report
El fortin Tricolor
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Stowe City's Danny Lowery 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. Bruce Cornell hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the match, Villa Mitre City's goal looked a bit too open when Bruce Cornell came free, but Epifanio Etxatxu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Epifanio Etxatxu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathon Saunders, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Gonzalo Oriol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Alex Rogers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th minute, Jonathon Saunders left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stowe City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a rather tough play, Stowe City's Shelby Bonner got a free kick in the 24th minute. Villa Mitre City's Epifanio Etxatxu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by D.J. Harman in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Mendiko in the 31st minute of play forced Stowe City's goalkeeper Alex Rogers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Rogers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Calisto in the 36th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Villa Mitre City defense, Jonathon Saunders kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Epifanio Etxatxu. The Villa Mitre City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Epifanio Etxatxu should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcelo Mendiko stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcelo Mendiko in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alex Rogers saved Stowe City from getting behind. In the 54th minute, Arturo Charles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Epifanio Etxatxu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from D.J. Harman, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Stowe City's zone, Norberto Calisto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Rogers came out of the goal and Norberto Calisto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Villa Mitre City getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Candido Perico hit a great ball. A collision led to Villa Mitre City getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Norberto Calisto hit a great ball. A collision led to Stowe City getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Jonathon Saunders hit a great ball. Danny Lowery's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Epifanio Etxatxu firmly grabbed it by the left post. Alex Rogers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Mendiko in the 80th minute of the match. Villa Mitre City's Epifanio Etxatxu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruce Cornell in the 82nd minute of play. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stowe City's goalkeeper Alex Rogers, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcelo Mendiko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Rogers having to interfere. After 93 played minutes Villa Mitre City got a freekick which was hit by Adan Rufo. In the 97th minute, Jonathon Saunders 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. The Villa Mitre City supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Stowe City's performance. The match ended with a win for Stowe City.
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