Friendly League

León Kolbowski
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alfonso Goicoechea took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amir Lee in the 4th minute of play forced Club Atlético Atlanta's goalkeeper Pankracy Glogowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Cascade Park West fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when Cascade Park West's Amir Lee looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 18th minute Mugur Chiriac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dario Wilhelm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabio Artaldo hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the match, Cascade Park West's Rolland Hobbs sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pankracy Glogowski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 27th minute of the match Cascade Park West got a corner. Club Atlético Atlanta's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Amir Lee ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Amir Lee almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Club Atlético Atlanta's Pankracy Glogowski did a great save. Pankracy Glogowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wang Sha Qian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pankracy Glogowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amir Lee, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Amir Lee to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Goicoechea in the 50th minute of play forced Cascade Park West's goalkeeper Dario Wilhelm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Goicoechea in the 55th minute of play forced Cascade Park West's goalkeeper Dario Wilhelm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso Goicoechea in the 59th minute of play. Pankracy Glogowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amir Lee in the 61st minute. Anselmo Nevada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Club Atlético Atlanta made a substitution. Eustaquio Jaizki replaced Mugur Chiriac. 70 minutes into the match, Cascade Park West's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonso Goicoechea came free, but Dario Wilhelm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72ndth minute of the game Alfonso Goicoechea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cascade Park West's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ciro Ferdinand was slow to take the kick. During this time Club Atlético Atlanta's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Club Atlético Atlanta's corner Ciro Ferdinand fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dario Wilhelm quite easily take care of the ball. Cascade Park West's Chad Busby was substituted for Rashad Richardson. After 79 played minutes Cascade Park West got a freekick which was hit by Claude Joyner. Dario Wilhelm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfonso Goicoechea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Cascade Park West booed when Club Atlético Atlanta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciro Ferdinand didn't get a good kick on the ball. Humberto Lange took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pankracy Glogowski. Pankracy Glogowski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 85thth minute of the game Alfonso Goicoechea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 87th minute Anselmo Nevada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dario Wilhelm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paolo Caradaro hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Humberto Lange who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Pankracy Glogowski when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The Cascade Park West players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.