Sept. 28^th, 2003: Hawks 5 – Kian FC– 0
WellGame started off strong for Hawks, but quickly deteriorated into a wide-open affair. First Hawks goal off penalty in 12th minute. Rest of first half hit post twice and missed many chances, but strong possession play was lacking instead replaced by a wide-open affair. Kian should have scored off a couple of plays in the box, but keeper Hadley Tatem showed his mettle and snuffed out their chances with some amazing saves. Rest of game until 65th minute showed good chances by both teams, but no net found until Panikos Michael, the Hawks all-time leading goalscorer visiting from Cyprus for the weekend, was able to slot home a simple finish after an Alan Golden shot slammed off the post onto Antonio Paz's foot for the assist. Kian then got a redcard for a tough hit on forward Yuri Sudhakar that had him leave the game with a concussion. Zeus Martin scored after a nice passing sequence in the box to make it 3-0 in the 72nd minute. Then another red card for Kian for talking smack to the ref, and Hawks took advantage with 2 more goals. One, a beautiful swerving free kick from 20 yards by Panikos, the last by Zeus on another tap in goal in the box after unselfish assist by defender Alex Peacher. Hawks win 5-0. Both Panikos and Zeus had 2 goals apiece, but Hadley gets well-deserved MVP for making some huge saves at a key point in the match. In reality, the score does not reflect the contest which, while won by the better team on the day, was competitive and tight until the second goal by the Hawks. --

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