Friendly League

Battlefield Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Vaccean Warriors's Nicolae Petrulean started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Vaccean Warriors's Lazaro Gabas got a free kick in the 4th minute. Nicolae Petrulean scored 1-0 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kamal Pahlevi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 13th minute Leonard Treppa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Chapel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonard Treppa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Chapel having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Vaccean Warriors's Lazaro Gabas got a free kick in the 18th minute. Kamal Pahlevi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolae Petrulean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolae Petrulean in the 28th minute of play forced Tirant lo Blanch's goalkeeper Kamal Pahlevi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Chapel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonard Treppa in the 30th minute of play. When Tirant lo Blanch's Leonard Treppa in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vaccean Warriors's goalie prevented a goal. In the 33rd minute, Leonard Treppa made a precise shot to the right of Dante Chapel. Vaccean Warriors's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Vaccean Warriors's Pericles Harroyo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bernardo España in the 36 minute of the game. Dante Chapel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Treppa in the 38th minute of the match. If Leonard Treppa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Treppa in the 40th minute of play forced Vaccean Warriors's goalkeeper Dante Chapel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Leonard Treppa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Chapel. Vaccean Warriors's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonard Treppa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Leonard Treppa made the kick off in the second half. Nicolae Petrulean scored 2-2 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kamal Pahlevi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonard Treppa got free with Dante Chapel in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kamal Pahlevi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tano Di Paolo in the 65th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Angelo Herrera in the 67th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Tirant lo Blanch's Bernardo España. Vaccean Warriors's defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Leonard Treppa scored to the left of an out of position Dante Chapel, making the score, 2-3. Tirant lo Blanch's Carmen Paniagua was substituted for Leonard Treppa. Tirant lo Blanch made a substitution. Jocelyn Angloma replaced Bernardo España. Kamal Pahlevi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tano Di Paolo in the 78th minute of the match. Tirant lo Blanch made a substitution. Dabi Barba replaced García Diez. Vaccean Warriors were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Tirant lo Blanch's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jesus Jesus took the corner. The corner ended in Jesus Jesus almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Tirant lo Blanch's Kamal Pahlevi did a great save. 82 minutes into the match, Iván Arraz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Chapel. Vaccean Warriors's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iván Arraz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carmen Paniagua in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Chapel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kamal Pahlevi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolae Petrulean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute Carmen Paniagua shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Chapel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Tirant lo Blanch supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Tirant lo Blanch would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.