EMBARASSING.
And that's putting it mildly. A 4-0 shitfest at Cafundeu that saw 2 Qazoxian players sent off with red cards early and now for the 3rd consecutive qualifying effort, Qazox has fallen behind. Goals from Danilinho and Romergleydson in the first half sent the sell-out home crowd into a frenzy as Cafundeu had a 2-nil lead before even 10 minutes had played. But regardless of the reasons why the Pheonix played poorly, starting a fight just 15 minutes into the match is not the best way to get back into the game.
Carl Maplewood took offense to a Silvano Assírio Romergleydson trip that was not seen by the referee and took a swing at the Cafundelese attacker. While cooler heads prevailed in pulling apart both players, Maplewood was shown a red card and Romergletyson made it 3-0 six minutes later with the 11-on-10 advantage. In the 29th minute, Sean Eason was shown a yellow for a high thigh tackle to Tico. Just minutes later, Eason was given a red card for a tackle on Godô that looked clean on replays. But the damage was done, as Qazox was now 2 players short. A 69th minute goa frm Tico ended the scoring, but not the cardage; as Tico and Lonnie Dobbs exchanged shoves after a foul on Tico during a rare Qazoxian push up the field. Both players were shown a yellow.
Qazox needs to have a very quick memory as they head home to face Daemonheart; who will be playing their first game. Coach Holtz will have Makala David and David Chesney start in place of Maplewood and Eason. It almost goes without saying, but Qazox needs to win this next match or else it will be likely another long 4 years.
SCORELINE
QZX 0 0 0
CAF 3 1 4
Scoring:
Danilinho (CAF)- 4'
Romergleydson (CAF)- 10'
RC- Carl Maplewood (QZX) 15'
Romergleydson (CAF)- 21'
YC- Sean Eason (QZX) 29'
RC- Sean Eason (QZX) 33'
Tico (CAF)- 69'
YC- Tico (CAF)- 85'
YC- Lonnie Dobbs (QZX) 85'
- SCHEDULE:
MD1: @ Cafundeu L 0-4
MD2: v. Daemonheart @ Estadia Pika, Pika City. Capacity: 84,562
MD3: v. Sirain @ Ganja Vodka Stadium, Fromburg. Capacity: 94,500
MD4: BYE
MD5: @ Fellow Citizens
MD6: v. Cafundeu @ Qazian Memorial Stadium II, Qazox City. Capacity: 100,052
MD7: @ Daemonheart
MD8: @ Sirain
MD9: BYE
MD10: v. Fellow Citizens @ New Bruxen Hotel & Casino Field, New Bruxen. Capacity: 77,721