Announcement
11 Apr. '10. Another splendid, sun-filled day at the MD SoccerPlex for a noon match with KSC Nemesis who have been struggling this season, losing yesterday to SAC, and 0-3 in the Standings at kickoff with Sal at the helm. It was a night and day difference performance by Inter against a less superior opponent.
Pachuca controlled play throughout the match with strong offensive play and strong defense. KSC was held to just 1 shot on goal late in the 1st half which went wide right and 1 unsuccessful corner kick while committing 5 fouls. Inter committed 10 fouls (including 1 handball and 5 offsides) while taking 10 shots and 5 corner kicks -- but could not finish. At the 7 min. mark, Nate collected a ball on the left, dribbled upfield to near 20 yds. left and fired a hard blast which hit the cross-bar and bounced away. Patrick sent a solid shot from 20 yds. center which went wide right. Another shot by (?) at the 15 min. mark was deflected to the right by the GK. At the 22 min. mark, Nate maneuvered another ball upfield to around 22 yds. left and struck a hard ball which the GK punched out away into the goal area where Schillo took a shot which went wide left over the end line. Three mins. later, Matt collected a ball deep in his left corner, dribbled upfield to KSC's right corner and served a nice ball into the box where Schillo's header missed wide right. At about the 32 min. mark, Erik collected a pass near 22 yds. left and fired a strong shot which sailed over the cross-bar. Nate possessed a ball on the left mid-field, dribbled upfield to the left corner and served a ball into the box to Erik whose shot went wide right, and the half ended scoreless.
Pachuca continued its strong offensive play and strong defense in the 2nd half, holding KSC to 2 shots on goal and 3 corner kicks, all which were unsuccessful except 1 PK while committing 3 fouls. Inter committed 11 fouls (including 4 offsides and 1 handball) while taking 11 shots on goal and 3 unsuccessful corner kicks. At about the 7 min. mark, Philip sent a nice through ball from left 35 yds. upfield to Dom who kicked a shot on goal which the GK deflected out into the goal area where Trevor's header went over the cross-bar. At about the 12 min. mark, Dom rcvd a ball near 18 yds. left and fired a shot which went over the cross-bar. Just 1 min. later, Vitalis maneuvered a ball upfield deep into KSC's right corner and fired a hard-angled shot across the goal mouth which the GK caught. At the 23 min. mark, Dom rcvd another ball near 18 yds. center and fired a hard shot on goal which the GK caught. At about the 32 min. mark, Stephen sent a nice pass on the right side to Patrick near 25 yds. center who then passed into the box to Dom for a hard shot past the GK to put Inter up, 1-0, alas. At the 35 min. mark, Stephen's right corner kick into the box was punched out by the GK but Schillo collected the ball for an easy score to put Inter up, 2-0. At about the 38 min. mark, Patrick served a ball into the box to Trevor whose shot was deflected out by the Gk but Trevor repossessed the ball to punch in an easy shot to put Inter up, 3-0. One min. later, Trevor found another ball in the box and kicked it in to put Inter up, 4-0,. Two mins. later, at about the 41 min. mark, a handball was called on Stefone in the box and KSC finished the PK, and the match ended several minutes later, 4-1, Inter.
