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Match Report
Elkridge Stadium
Spectators: 6288 (Terracing: 5988,
Seating: 200, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gilbert Navarro made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gilbert Navarro in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rhett Cegielski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gregory Olsen made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Wesley Britton sent off a good shot on target. If Emmitt Khan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gregory Olsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emmitt Khan in the 13th minute of the match. Rhett Cegielski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilbert Navarro in the 17th minute of play. Gregory Olsen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wesley Britton in the 18th minute. Edmundo McDonough kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After 27 played minutes Emmitt Khan rounded Strippers's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Ulysses Pennington fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rhett Cegielski having to interfere. Strippers's Malcolm Ramos got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Wesley Britton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregory Olsen having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wesley Britton to make the kick off. Gregory Olsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wesley Britton in the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wesley Britton in the 56th minute of play forced Strippers's goalkeeper Gregory Olsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emmitt Khan in the 60th minute of play forced Strippers's goalkeeper Gregory Olsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Strippers's Ulysses Pennington got a free kick in the 61st minute. Malcolm Ramos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rhett Cegielski having to interfere. Gregory Olsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emmitt Khan in the 68th minute of the match. Malcolm Ramos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rhett Cegielski having to interfere. When %teams%'s Gilbert Navarro was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-2 just inside the left pole, 75 minutes into the game. Rhett Cegielski was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Strippers's zone, Emmitt Khan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gregory Olsen came out of the goal and Emmitt Khan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Malcolm Ramos came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Strippers 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 Malcolm Ramos couldn't finish the play. After having played for 85 minutes, Wesley Britton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Albania FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wesley Britton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emmitt Khan in the 86th minute of play forced Strippers's goalkeeper Gregory Olsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gregory Olsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wesley Britton in the 89th minute of the match. Gregory Olsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emmitt Khan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Strippers walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.