2 minute mark: Downing gets a yellow card for obstruction.
4 minute mark: Boogaart gets a yellow card for tripping Moreira.
13 minute mark: Parker gets the ball outside the box.. dribbles left of the box.. quick curving pass.. wicked pass... Adriano by the far post.. heads it.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!!! 1-0.
26 minute mark: Juli gets a yellow card for tripping Downing.
28 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney along the endline.. he immediately shoots.. parallel to the endline.. it curves... upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0. That is Rooney's 20th of the year! That is amazing considering he missed a month.
30 minute mark: Downing passes to Parker outside the box.. strong curving shot.. upper right corner.. Taylor dives.. catches it.
38 minute mark: Parker gets the ball left of the box.. fires a cross.. Schreurs just misses it as it sails by the far post.
41 minute mark: Downing passes to Adriano in the box.. July trips Adriano.. penalty awarded.. I let Lucio have one last one.. he steps up.. shoots.. lower left corner.. the kepeer dives.. it's past him! GOAL!!!! 3-0.
Halftime: 3-0 lead for us.
49 minute mark: Downing passes to Parker outside the box.. Parker with a strong curving shot.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. blocks it.. Adriano is right there.. shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-0. That is Adriano's 2nd of the game. That is his 10th of the season.
62 minute mark: Barbosa on for Downing, Ortega on for Schreurs, and Brown on for Boogaart.
74 minute mark: Barbosa dribbles past two defenders.. crosses it to the far post.. Adriano heads it.. over the bar.
82 minute mark: Juli with a hard tackle on Rooney.. the ref gives him his second yellow card.. he is ejected.
86 minute mark: Barbosa passes it to Parker just outside the box.. Parker with a powerful shot.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 5-0.
Game over. 5-0 win for us.
We outshot them 16-4 (10-3 on target)
Adriano wins MoM, 10 for form, 16 of 20 passes, 1 key pass, 4 of 4 tackles, 6 of 12 headers, 2 interceptions, 1 run, 2 fouls drawn, 1 assist, and 2 goals.
Parker also had a 10 for form. Downing had a 9 for form.
Every other starter had an 8 for form.
__________________
Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.)
GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers.
GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.
|