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Week 3 (Jan. 20th & 21st)Sparta-Stadion "Het Kasteel"
The Netherlands
Due to FIFA sanctions against the teams for an “undisclosed
incident” (some say it was a water balloon fight as they got
off their team bus in the first leg match), this game was played
in an empty stadium at 3:30am. Fortunately, we have connections
with the vending services and received a match report from “the
popcorn guy”. He said it was a great match as both teams played
quality soccer. He said Deportivo only struggled with the size and
speed of the team from Sparta. “Technically, Deportivo is
very strong and represented themselves well.” Sparta is still
thrilled to have Patrick Wilkening back in the mix. He notched his
first goal since his return from injury due to a black bear incident
at Mahoney State Park. (Patrick 1 Bear 0) Nathaniel Lippincott and
Lukas Greene each had two goals apiece. Joe Dahir and Drew Fitzmorris
each tallied for one goal. Sparta mixed it up a bit and played three
keepers; Christian Hagan, Trevor Johnson and Patrick Wilkening.
They all played “brilliant” while minding the net.
A special thanks to our “popcorn man” for his EARLY
morning inside reporting.
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