Soccer Arena
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124,
Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Damian Dean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 13th minute Sherwood Petty shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Gheară saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, Kent Cullen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cosmos Soccer Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Recolta Alamor the free kick. After 14 played minutes Cosmos Soccer Club got a freekick which was hit by Kent Cullen. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sherwood Petty in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dan Gheară prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Cosmos Soccer Club getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Fletcher Funk hit a great ball. Dan Gheară showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Dean, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute, Kent Cullen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cosmos Soccer Club's Dan Gheară played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Dean in the 25th minute of play. Cosmos Soccer Club's Dan Gheară played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Dean in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th match minute, Recolta Alamor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Theodore Cagle to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Dominic Perez from long distance, 31 minutes into the match, got Nacho Gonzalez's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Damian Dean's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dan Gheară read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Dean in the 36th minute of play forced Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Dan Gheară to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damian Dean scored 0-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dan Gheară, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Damian Dean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Cosmos Soccer Club's Nacho Gonzalez threw himself towards the right post 44 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tommy Salgado, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nacho Gonzalez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Ţopescu in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Damian Dean to make the kick off. A collision led to Cosmos Soccer Club getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Kent Cullen hit a great ball. 51 minutes into the match, Cosmos Soccer Club's goal looked a bit too open when Cyprian Rosen came free, but Dan Gheară reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Dan Gheară had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wes Nichols. Dan Gheară made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Emmanuel Pennington sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Damian Dean's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dan Gheară was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. In the 58th match minute, Cosmos Soccer Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waldo Bean to maneuver through the defense. Dan Gheară stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damian Dean's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 65th minute, Damian Dean reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dan Gheară. The goal made the score 0-2. In the 71st minute Damian Dean shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Gheară saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Damian Dean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cosmos Soccer Club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Damian Dean scored to the left of an out of position Dan Gheară, making the score, 0-3. In the 87th minute, Damian Dean made a precise shot to the right of Dan Gheară. Cosmos Soccer Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 91stth minute of the game Damian Dean who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cosmos Soccer Club's Dan Gheară was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cosmos Soccer Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Damian Dean was slow to take the kick. During this time Recolta Alamor's players had a chance to rest. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Recolta Alamor eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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