Revolutionary Conquerors hold Hankook Verdes to 1-1 draw – Suga Boys Juventus shock Lake I with 2-nil victory Excellent!Very GoodGoodFairPoor Rating: (0 votes) Posted: 09/01/2007 - 02:13 PM Author: Le Roi A. Hyde Hankook Verdes vs Revolutionary Conquerors   Yesterday at the Norman Broaster Stadium in San Ignacio, Hankook Verdes and the visiting Revolutionary Conquerors from Dangriga played to a 1-1 draw in the first-leg of their semifinal series.   Hankook Verdes struck first on goal by Trevor “Burger” Lennon in the 11th minute of play. But Revolutionary Conquerors got the unlikely equalizer from an auto by Hankook Verdes defender Jose Lara in the 38th minute of play.   As Hankook Verdes attacked in the 42nd minute, one of Revolutionary Conquerors’ defenders was whistled for a handball inside the 18-yard box. But on the ensuing penalty kick, Jose Lara failed to redeem himself as he hit the upright.   The tension increased significantly in the second half as the game became more defensive in nature. Both sides managed to get only one shot on target. Revolutionary Conquerors finished the game with ten players. Richard Cacho received a second yellow card for a hard foul and was ejected from the game. Despite the one-man advantage, Hankook Verdes were unable to capitalize. Revolutionary Conquerors’ defender Glen “Tipu” Martinez had a stellar performance, breaking up some key plays.   In the 90th minute of play, Julian “rrrRah” Maldonado’s blast from deep inside the 18-yard box almost gave Hankook Verdes the 2-1 victory. But the shot hit the base of the far upright and Everal Torres sent the rebound high over the crossbar. The game ended shortly after with the 1-1 score.    The result was huge for Revolutionary Conquerors, who will have home field advantage when the series moves to the Carl Ramos Stadium next weekend.   Lake I vs Suga Boys Juventus   In the other semifinal match-up at the MCC Grounds in Belize City, the visiting Suga Boys Juventus of Orange Walk shocked Lake I with a huge 2-nil victory from goals by Christopher and Oliver Hendricks. Christopher scored first in the 25th minute while Oliver made good with a penalty conversion in the 86th minute.   Lake I had a fair share of scoring opportunites. Lennox “Criminal” Castillo failed to convert on two golden opportunities in the early minutes of the game while David “Manu” McCaulay hit the crossbar on two occasions. Suga Boys goalkeeper Vanaucio Sutherland had to make some difficult saves to keep Lake I off the scoreboard and maintain the clean sheet. With the play of experienced midfielder Rojel Alamilla and the Hendricks brothers who are mature and talented goal-getters, the Suga Boys Juventus had the right combination to post the huge victory away from home.