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WARTA  LOSE A THRILLER AGAINST WISLA IN USASA AMATEUR CUP;

Warta surrendered a three goal lead to lose in extra time in Round 2 of the US Amateur Cup.
It was a thrilling classic match between these two old rivals who resumed their competition in Amateur Cup in which Wisla came out a winner in extra time.

Warta looked in control of the match as they went on to take a three goal lead to the break on two goals from Aleksandar Zdravkovic and one from Aaron Moreno.
In second half, Warta came out to easy and surrendered a goal just minutes after the restart, and later gave up another one to make it 3:2.  Moreno scored his second on the night in the 75th minute but with limited bench and used subs, tired legs of Warta players conceded two late goals in the 86th and 91st minute to send the game into over time.

First half over time, Wisla scored off a mistake in the 97th minute and held on to the score to win and advance to Round 3.
IN the final minutes of play, Wartas' Julian Castaneda had a perfect opportunity to send the game into penalty kicks but his initial shot was saved and then the ball was cleared off the line by Wisla defender.
As in most classic derby matches, the cards were also shown as Warta finished the game with one men down as Roberto Morales was shown straight red for a foul and in the final play before the whistle another red card was shown to Warta player Pierre Ibarra.

Despite the loss, Warta showed a great match but with only two subs on the bench the long minutes took a toll on most of the players.
 

 

MAN OF THE MATCH:  Aaron Moreno

 

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Game Roster:   R. Gonzalez - J. Alvarado, Madro, Ibarra, Morales, Emedi, Moreno, Castenada, Sarpong, Singh, Zdravkovic - N. Garcia, G. Velasquez.

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