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Match Report
Southwold
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcelo Zaldaña started the match with the kick off. Joselito Díaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 5 minutes, Eliseo Sandoval mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Holloway and the Southwold players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Southwold booed when Holloway was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseo Sandoval didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dagoberto Gallegos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Villacorta, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After having played for 13 minutes, Marcelo Zaldaña managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Holloway's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcelo Zaldaña 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 15th minute, Alvaro Martinez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ovidio Barrera got free with Efren Pinho in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Villacorta in the 18th minute of play forced Southwold's goalkeeper Dagoberto Gallegos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Efren Pinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joselito Díaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute Marcelo Zaldaña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dagoberto Gallegos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Marcos Villacorta came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Holloway 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 Marcos Villacorta couldn't finish the play. Southwold's Dagoberto Gallegos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Zaldaña in the 25th minute of play. After 27 minutes, Marcelo Zaldaña made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Southwold's Dagoberto Gallegos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Southwold getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Henry Leiva hit a great ball. Miguel Escalante hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 40th minute, Luis Díaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Southwold's Ovidio Barrera slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Efren Pinho. That made the score 1-2 after 43 minutes of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joselito Díaz was the one to do the kick off. Efren Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joselito Díaz in the 52nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mauro Villalobos got free with Dagoberto Gallegos in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Díaz in the 61st minute of play forced Southwold's goalkeeper Dagoberto Gallegos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Southwold booed when Holloway was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Díaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dagoberto Gallegos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Zaldaña, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. The supporters of Holloway booed when Southwold was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ovidio Barrera didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th match minute, Holloway was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shawn Orozco to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Marcos Villacorta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Holloway's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcos Villacorta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dagoberto Gallegos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Miguel Escalante hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henry Leiva during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 93rd minute, Henry Leiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dagoberto Gallegos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Zaldaña, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the match was over Holloway could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Southwold throughout the match.
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