Recap

Second meeting of the year for SIP and Stadium.  SIP only had 9 for the entire game.  Stadium Pizza had 11 plus one sub.

The first half started with a quick goal from Pedro on 5 minutes.  The ball came to him on the right and low shot to the near post sneaked in under the SIP keeper.

Stadium largely controlled the first 20 minutes of the first half, and doubled their lead on 20 minutes.  Irving took a first time shot from outside the 18 as the ball was cleared out with the SIP keeper off the line.  A high, spinning shot ended in the back left corner of the goal.

The end of the second half saw SIP with 9 players make a tremendous push, resulting in a counter-attack goal from Matt.  A long ball from Tyler near mid-field was finished with a soft chip over the Stadium keeper near the left corner of the 18-yard box, finishing in the far corner.

The half ended 2-1.

The second half started as it finished, with both teams playing a rather even game despite Stadium’s advantage in numbers.  Several free kicks for both teams failed to result in any clear-cut goal opportunities, however.  After about 20 minutes of back and forth, Roberto scored Stadium’s third with a right-footed shot low into the corner from near the edge of the box.

At 3-1, SIP’s valiant effort became much more difficult and a fourth goal came from a Roberto pass to Fisayo, who put home a right-footed shot central into the SIP goal.

The game ended 4-1 to Stadium.