Friendly League

Rush Rhees
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dale Kirkpatrick took the kick off in the first half of the match. University of Rochester's Drew Casey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Akakios Kountouratzis in the 4th minute of play. University of Rochester's Drew Casey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Traczewski in the 7th minute of play. Baykan Erincer made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Dale Kirkpatrick sent off a good shot on target. Babbis Moisakos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baykan Erincer having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's zone, Dale Kirkpatrick stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baykan Erincer came out of the goal and Dale Kirkpatrick tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. University of Rochester's Drew Casey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Traczewski in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, University of Rochester's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Huang came free, but Drew Casey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. University of Rochester's Drew Casey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Garth Burrell in the 33rd minute of play. Drew Casey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Garth Burrell in the 33rd minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Wayne Bragg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. University of Rochester's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO the free kick. After 40 played minutes University of Rochester got a freekick which was hit by Wayne Bragg. 42 minutes into the game, Bryon Little was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. University of Rochester's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO the free kick. Bryon Little hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Drew Casey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Akakios Kountouratzis, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Ernesto Cao Xiao hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 46th match minute, University of Rochester was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dale Kirkpatrick to maneuver through the defense. When Arnaldo Lop fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored University of Rochester's protests and gave Arnaldo Lop a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th match minute, University of Rochester was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaldo Lop to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Akakios Kountouratzis managed to get in a good position for a shot. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's supporters rose to their feet, but Akakios Kountouratzis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Drew Casey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Garth Burrell made a kick off. University of Rochester's Drew Casey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save University of Rochester from getting a goal against them. Drew Casey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kazimierz Traczewski in the 59th minute. Garth Burrell scored 0-1 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Drew Casey, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kazimierz Traczewski in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Drew Casey saved University of Rochester from getting behind. Drew Casey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Huang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 76 played minutes University of Rochester got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Cao Xiao. Drew Casey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilbur Bain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by University of Rochester's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Akakios Kountouratzis was slow to take the kick. During this time DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's corner Joey Tribbiani fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Drew Casey quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, University of Rochester's Maxwell Calcagnini got a free kick in the 94th minute. 95 minutes into the game, Kazimierz Traczewski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Drew Casey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.