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Eugene Emeralds - Fockers 1 - 2





Date: 12/4/2003 at 01:00
MatchID: 13272377
Arena: Eugene Emeralds Arena
Crowd: 28003


28003 spectators had come to Eugene Emeralds Arena this cloudy day. Emeralds started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Duffy - Arostegui, van Hemert, Andersson - Neil, Call, Braxton, Lomax, Kirk - Wandschneider, Shell.

Fockers started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Paulusz - Läfvengård, Gnaegi, Nowak - Snashall, Ash, Yao, Sánchez, Kaplan - Bulygin, Schreuder.

Emeralds saw most attack opportunites on the wings and were directing their passes that way. Fockers took the lead in the games 25:th minute with 0 - 1 after some elegant plays down the middle. Yefim Bulygin was the scorer. The teams went for a half-time break at 0 - 1. Emeralds held the ball, with a clear 59 percent possession rate.

Emeralds were close to equalising on a free kick in the 51st minute, but Domonkos Paulusz made a great save, tipping it to a corner. Hud Shell pulled a real crowd pleaser as he, in the 56:th minute, wove through the guests whole central defense line and put the 1 - 1 equaliser away. Emeralds could have put themselves ahead in the 77:th minute as Steffen Wandschneider missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. After a fine move down the middle Steffen Wandschneider nearly gave the home side one up in the 77:th minute. The finishing shot went just wide, though. Emeralds held the ball, with a clear 71 percent possession rate.

As none of the teams had managed to win, extra time was called. Some quick foot work on the left side of the field in the 91st minute left Fockers´s Danny Schreuder completely free to score. 1 - 2 for the visitors. With that Fockers had won the game in extra time. Emeralds´s best player was Milton Call. However, Brent Lomax made a disastrous appearance. Fockers´s best player was Elias Läfvengård. Glenn Ash on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 2.

Eugene Emeralds
Player rating and Team formation
Midfield: passable
Right Side Defence: formidable
Central Defence: excellent
Left Side Defence: magnificent
Right Side Attack: passable
Central Attack: solid
Left Side Attack: solid


Fockers
Player rating and Team formation
Midfield: weak
Right Side Defence: world class
Central Defence: magnificent
Left Side Defence: magnificent
Right Side Attack: excellent
Central Attack: solid
Left Side Attack: passable

Next week I'll be at home.. vs this guy:

UVACavs
Player rating and Team formation
Midfield: weak
Right Side Defence: solid
Central Defence: formidable
Left Side Defence: solid
Right Side Attack: weak
Central Attack: excellent
Left Side Attack: solid
(his last cup ratings with shit B team)

UVACavs
Player rating and Team formation
Midfield: outstanding
Right Side Defence: excellent
Central Defence: brilliant
Left Side Defence: outstanding
Right Side Attack: passable
Central Attack: outstanding
Left Side Attack: excellent
(his last league match with A team)

So.. looks like he has the upper hand b/c he actually has an attack.. but we'll see.. =)