South San Francisco A.C. 2-0 Rovers FC

Game Info
Season: 
2012/2013
Date: 
Sunday, December 2, 2012 - 12:00pm
Home Team: 
South San Francisco A.C.
Away Team: 
Rovers FC
Venue: 
San Mateo High School
Competition: 
Other
Game Comments: 

SSFAC closed out the 2012 portion of their schedule with a 2-0 victory over Rovers FC in Round 2 of the PSL Cup. Varney Johnson's goal late in the 1st half was followed by Andrew Elliott's clincher with 12 mins left to provide the scoring on the day. South City dominated the possession and only allowed Rovers 3 shot attempts, all in the second half. The defense led by Paul Pavich, Scott Ellis, Ever Alvarez, & Hany Helmy completely shutdown any Rovers advances up the pitch. Helmy made various connecting runs with midfielder Leo Monteiro, which created many scoring opportunities for SSF. It was Helmy's pass that sent Johnson on his way to the opening goal. The midfield was solid again with spirited play from Gareth Lea, Ruben Salazar, Omar Nawabi, Howard Choy & Monteiro. Blair Smith rotated between the midfield and forward and settled the team down when things got a little out of sorts. Fabio Marques also had some quality chances at goal but was unable to finish on this day as Rovers packed in the defense and were effectively looking to get the match to extra time penalty kicks. Goalkeeper Abner Ramos had a quiet day and came off his line to recover long balls sent into the area and start the counter attack. With the win, South City advances to the next round of the PSL Cup on January 20th. Regular league play resumes on January 13th as SSF takes on Outsiderz in a make-up game from a previous rainout. For now,..it's the PSL Winter Break, and the team will take time off to enjoy the Holidays.

Game Score
Score: 
2-0
homegoals: 

SSFAC, Johnson (Helmy) 42"
SSFAC, Elliott ( Lea, Johnson ) 78"

Away Goals: 

None

Home Yellow Cards: 

None

Home Red Cards: 

None

Away Yellow Cards: 

None

Away Red Cards: 

None

Game Statistics
Shots Home Team: 
12
Shots On Target Home: 
7
Saves Home: 
2
Corners Home: 
3
Fouls Home: 
2
Offsides Home: 
6
Shots Away Team: 
3
Shots On Target Away: 
2
Saves Away: 
4
Corners Away: 
2
Fouls Away: 
7
Offsides Away: 
2