Macias Connects On 5 Goals To Down The Hawks

by Mike Senger, a-league.com Match Reporter

Sunday, July 8 2001
The Hawks came out in this game with a goal in the 8th minute by Mucino. Mucino’s shot from the left side easily beat Mata. El Paso quickly answered the call however with a goal in the 11th minute by Macias. Play settled down with each team working the ball around the pitch.

In the 36th minute El Paso got another one Estrada when Mora took a pass from Rodriguez and nestled it into the net. 8 minutes later Lowey got past the Patriot defense and scored knotting the match up at 2-2.

The Hawks were elated with the goal to knot things up right before the half that the defense forgot that the game was still going on. With the ensuing kickoff the Patriots took the ball and Mora scored in the 45th minute to put his team up 3-2 to close the 1st half.

The 2nd half started with the Patriots coming out full steam. Macias became a superhuman by making the next four goals in the 48th, 59th, 70th and 83rd minutes. Quite a feat. Every ball he touched seemed to go for a goal. In the 89th minute Rowland scored to make the final score 8-2.

SCORELINE
Cincinnati 2
El Paso 8

LINEUPS
Cincinnati – 1 Estrada (O’Leary 68’); 15 Burlew; 20 Pickup; 4 Descombes (Scallon 76’); 5 Roettker (29 Adams 41’); 7 Lowey; 11 Rockey (Vaughn 58’); 8 Roberts; 9 Matis (31 Longo 41’); 32 Mucino; 16 Kaszuba

El Paso – 22 Mata; 31 Hernandez; 4 Martinez; 5 Griego (McFarland 65’); 27 Rodriguez; 58 Lomeli (Figueroa 45’); 20 Cabrera (Pratt 61’); 7 Farias (Abarca 76’); 10 Mercado; 11 Macias;18 Mora (Rowland 45’)

STATS    CINCINNATI                EL PASO
         1st half  2nd half  Total 1st half  2nd half  Total  
Shots    9         4         13    8         10        18
Saves    2         2         4     4         2         6
Fouls    8         7         15    8         7         15
Offside  0         0         0     6         4         10
Corners  3         3         6     1         2         3

CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS
Cincinnati – Caution 26’ Lowey
El Paso - Caution 49’ Rodriguez
Cincinnati – Caution 57’ Lowey (Ejected, 2nd caution)
El Paso – Caution 88’ Pratt

SCORING SUMMARY
Cincinnati – 4’ Mucino (Assist, Roberts)
El Paso – 11’ Macias (Assist, Lomeli)
El Paso – 36’ Mora (Assist, Griego)
Cincinnati – 44’ Lowey (Assist, Pickup)
El Paso – 45’ Mora
El Paso – 48’ Macias (Assist, Rowland)
El Paso – 59’ Macias (Assist, Rowland)
El Paso – 70’ Macias (Assist, Pratt)
El Paso – 83’ Macias (Assist, Rowland)
El Paso – 89’ Rowland

Man of the Match – Macias

Attendance – 650