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Maryland Conquerors - SouthPark Cows 1 - 5

Date: 11/13/2003 at 01:00
MatchID: 12926861
Arena: Maryland Emporium
Crowd: 4272

Due to an all-day shower, 4272 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Maryland Emporium. Conquerors started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Lineup: Kelley - Agustin, Huddleston, Person, Hamilton - Krueger, Yi, Price, Driver - Selby, Zuviría.

SouthPark had chosen a strategic 5-4-1 formation. They fielded: Moore - Davis, An, Garagnani, Fredriksson, Tewari - Crain, Millard, Danhof, Bernbratt - Dey.

SouthPark seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. What ever got into Steve Crain, the crowd mumbled, as he suddenly struck a cross pass through the own defense - ending up right in front of Conquerors´s Tory Krueger, who easily put the ball away for 1-0. Some brilliant football from the visitors right wing resulted in a 17:th minute levelling of scores as SouthParks Steve Crain equalised to 1 - 1. Always quick and a menace to his opponents,Mats Bernbratt was in the 30:th minute very close to getting through, but Roberto Agustin managed to avert the attack. SouthPark´s Robert Dey shot the 1-2 goal in the 37:th minute, made possible by a deep pass from Steve Crain which cut through the entire defensive line. SouthPark seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion about the organization of the team. 1 - 2 was the half-time score. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by SouthPark, with an impressive 85 percent possession of the ball.

The SouthPark players spent the half-time break getting a rerun of the teams tactical organization. After 48 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Kenneth Millard who increased SouthPark´s lead to 1 - 3. By now SouthPark were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead. The visitors Steve Crain took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and full backs in the 52nd minute. 1 - 4 for SouthPark. Marcel Yi was uncomfortable with the soggy pitch as he couldn´t move the ball around with his usual grace. Dong-Sung An came close to extending the visitors lead as he, completely unmarked in front of the goal, lifted a ball over Wesley Kelley, hitting the bar. In the games 82nd minute Conquerors´s Stanton Price fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked Stanton Price for taking a dive. SouthPark seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion about the organization of the team. SouthPark increased the lead to 1 - 5 as Aijaz Tewari scored from the penalty spot, putting the ball in near the top left corner. Conquerors made a substitution in the 86:th minute. Neal Person limped off the field and was replaced by David Guanes. 88 minutes into the game Steve Crain had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came Steven Mcnutt. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by SouthPark, with an impressive 94 percent possession of the ball.

The most dominating Conquerors player was without a doubt Ignacio Zuviría. Marcel Yi on the other hand, had a terrible day. SouthPark´s best player was Preston Davis. Alessandro Garagnani on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 5.

RATING

Maryland Conquerors
Player rating and Team formation
Midfield: disastrous
Right Side Defence: passable
Central Defence: passable
Left Side Defence: inadequate
Right Side Attack: poor
Central Attack: weak
Left Side Attack: weak

SouthPark Cows
Player rating and Team formation
Midfield: inadequate
Right Side Defence: formidable
Central Defence: magnificent
Left Side Defence: excellent
Right Side Attack: poor
Central Attack: solid
Left Side Attack: weak

Stats:
Best game ever - Defence

1. Fockers - SouthPark Cows 10/27/2003 100%
2. SouthPark Cows - EVillIVE 10/6/2003 88%
3. Alaska Huns - SouthPark Cows 7/24/2003 82%
4. SouthPark Cows - The Mad Huligans 6/23/2003 78%
5. SouthPark Cows - Echidna 7/14/2003 77%
6. SouthPark Cows - flaming bees 4/14/2003 74%
7. Maryland Conquerors - SouthPark Cows 11/13/2003 70%

Comments:
ummm... they took an early 1 - 0 lead off an unpredictable event. I obviously came back to win it... This week I face a real team in the cup. Can the Cows make it past round 2?