A24 vs STX - Champions League Update

St. Lunatics's recent defeat has made their team look shaky coming into tonight's game. Alien 24 on the other hand enjoyed their first 3 points of the season after winning their first league game a couple of days ago. However, bad news for Alien 24 as Mcintyre is still out with an injury and as for St. Lunatics, Edi Zuzul and Matthew Lilley both are not fit yet to start. David Muniz starts for the Americans as Danijel Nadarev was left on the bench.

The game started with a fast pace as the away side look to make their lead wider. They were one nil winners in the first leg but early shots from Karaliopoulos was a sign that the manager wanted a better lead. Hollingdale's 15th minute header almost gave the home side a goal but was well wide. Things look good for the away side as they had majority of the possesion and looked dangerous everytime they were on the offensive. The absence of their enigmatic captain, Broderick McIntyre made Alien 24 vulnerable to Hylander and Muniz's runs on the wings. The first half ended in a stale mate as both teams head to the dressing room.

In the second half, things took a while to actually bring some excitement to the game but it was Alien 24 that broke the dead lock on the 55th minute. A beautifully taken corner kick met Mishre's head and they brought the aggregate score to one-one. Cyen was not pleased with how his striker was performing and Santa Cruz was brought on to replace Karaliopoulos. Hollingdale was once again the danger man as his half volley almost put them ahead in the game. On the 78th minute, Santa Cruz gave scored a crucial goal and literally sent the away fans into raptures. His header met Muniz's cross and Steele could do very little to keep the ball out of the net. The visitors are now ahead once more. Things looked bleak for the home side as they lost important balls in the midfield and that eventually led to St. Lunatic's second goal of the game. Artie Voight's pass found Tristan in the penalty box and the 25 year old put the game beyond doubt with a classy finish. The game was done and dusted after the Puerto Rican scored his team's second of the night. The referee calls for full time and St. Lunatics will now meet Maibuliwa in the semi-finals in two weeks time.