Davis started in goal for them today.
6 minute mark: Howard stops a long shot from LuaLua.
30 minute mark: Mamam takes a corner kick.. sends it short to King who passes it back to Mamam.. Mamam with a long cross to the far post.. Downing heads it.. upper left corner.. the keeper dives.. it is past him! GOAL!!!! 1-0.
38 minute mark: Chivu plays a long ball down the left sideline.. Downing outraces the defender and gets to it.. dribbles towards the left post.. draws a defender and the keeper over.. passes between them.. King hits it on the half-volley for the easy goal into the right side of the net! GOAL!!!! 2-0.
Halftime: 2-0 lead for us.
52 minute mark: Taylor passes between two defenders to LuaLua.. he fakes left.. shoots upper right corner.. Howard deflects it.. but it still floats into the net. GOAL. 2-1 lead.
53 minute mark: Saha with a breakaway.. shoots.. hits the crossbar.. DOwning gets the rebound.. shoots.. the keeper barely tips it over the bar.
60 minute mark: King is either hurt or tired badly, I put Adriano on for him.
64 minute mark: Fletcher passes to Adriano in the box.. he draws two defenders over.. passes a great pass to Saha.. wide open.. he shoots a horrible shot.. very far wide right.
82 minute mark: Downing with a corner kick.. Stevanovic with a hard shot.. the keeper blocks it.
91 minute mark: Downing passes to Stevanovic in the box.. he shoots.. hard shot.. good save by the keeper.
Game over. 2-1 win for us.
We outshot them 15-7 (7-4 on target)
Downing wins MoM, 10 for form, 24 of 27 passes, 4 of 5 tackles, 6 of 8 headers, 4 interceptions, 16 runs, 1 assist, and 1 goal.
Stevanovic, Fletcher, Mamam, Brown, Ferdinand, and Howard all had 8's. The rest of the team had 7's.
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GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers.
GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.
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