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SouthPark Cows - Kix 1 - 3





Date: 8/25/2003 at 01:00
MatchID: 8326875
Arena: Starks Pond
Crowd: 26749


26749 spectators had come to Starks Pond this cloudy day. SouthPark started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Black - Marcusson, Davis, Wilhelm - Millard, Crain, Dragóner, Danhof, Guy - Gustavsson, Orkola.

Kix tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Plunkett - Pettersson, Ivanovs, Hamilton - Young, Miller, Peterson, Mozzanica, Tomlinson - bin Husin, Jasarevic.

Seemingly due to lack of experience, Yuri Danhof needlessly tripped an opponent just outside the penalty area, but the free kick that followed didn't succeed. The terraces were silenced in the 16:th minute as Kix´s Ahmad Yunus bin Husin put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack from the right. Gregg Miller of Kix received a yellow card in the 26:th minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Kix had, after 27 minutes of the game, worked the left side industriously, creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but somehow didn´t achieve closure. Yuri Danhof of SouthPark received a yellow card in the 31st minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Palmer Black kept the home side in the game with a magnificient save, as Laine Young delivered an almost perfect free kick to the far cross bar. Sven Gustavsson had a hard, curved free kick in the 33rd minute that would have paid off, had it gone just a little lower. Halftime score was 0 - 1. Kix held the ball, with a clear 54 percent possession rate.

SouthPark´s Sven Gustavsson shot the 1-1 goal in the 58:th minute, made possible by a deep pass from Steve Crain which cut through the entire defensive line. After 64 minutes Kixs Darrell Tomlinson made his way through the middle, putting the visitors up 1 - 2. The referee showed Kixs Gianluca Mozzanica the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Palmer Black kept the home side in the game with a magnificient save, as Laine Young delivered an almost perfect free kick to the far cross bar. Buda Dragóner was just a finger´s breadth away from an equaliser for SouthPark, but Des Plunkett managed to ward the closing shot off for a corner. Several players now looked tired, especially Preston Davis who quite horribly caused the 1 - 3 goal as he lost the ball to Genadijs Ivanovs of Kix, who seemed to have some energy left. After this Kix lowered the tempo in order to concentrate on their defensive efforts. Wim Jasarevic could have put his team up another one in the 80:th minute, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. Unsportsmanlike behaviour by Gianluca Mozzanica rendered him his second booking of the match, and Kix had to finish the game with a reduced squad. No one team arose to dominate this half, ending in a deadlock.

SouthPark´s best player was Peter Marcusson. However, Tory Guy made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Kix player was without a doubt Gregg Miller. Ahmad Yunus bin Husin was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 3.





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Basic seats: 6674
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TEAM ATTITUDE



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TEAM INFORMATION



SouthPark Cows
Kix

Supporter Stats
Match report




RATING



SouthPark Cows
Player rating and Team formation
Midfield: passable
Right Side Defence: formidable
Central Defence: formidable
Left Side Defence: outstanding
Right Side Attack: solid
Central Attack: brilliant
Left Side Attack: formidable


Kix
Player rating and Team formation
Midfield: excellent
Right Side Defence: solid
Central Defence: brilliant
Left Side Defence: brilliant
Right Side Attack: passable
Central Attack: solid
Left Side Attack: passable



Another game I really should have won... possesion was a lot closer and I had him beat everywhere else. Then I go and lose 3-1 and they had a man down?
possesion was 54/50... I was seriously robbed again.