Friendly League

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tyron Velasquez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Brooklyn SC's Dwight Schrute got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 18 minutes into the game, Tyron Velasquez lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Jospeh McNally. 22 minutes into the match, Brooklyn SC's goal looked a bit too open when Tyron Velasquez came free, but Jospeh McNally reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Tyron Velasquez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jospeh McNally, 2-1. Jonas Cole received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Aaron Smallwood tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dwight Schrute scored 2-2 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aaron Smallwood, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jospeh McNally showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lanny Gilmore, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Gerardo Beard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aaron Smallwood having to interfere. In the 47th minute of the match, Tyron Velasquez got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jospeh McNally was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gerardo Beard to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Santos FC's Lanny Gilmore made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jospeh McNally was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Lanny Gilmore in the 55th minute of play forced Brooklyn SC's goalkeeper Jospeh McNally to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Dominic Albright almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Brooklyn SC's Jospeh McNally did a great save. Lanny Gilmore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 61stth minute of the game Lanny Gilmore who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brooklyn SC's Jospeh McNally was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With his leg Aaron Smallwood managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Brooklyn SC's Jonas Cole fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Aaron Smallwood was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dwight Schrute showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-3 in the 69 minute of play. In the 84th match minute, Santos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dominic Albright to maneuver through the defense. Jospeh McNally showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lanny Gilmore, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute Mano Loco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Smallwood saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jospeh McNally showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Terence Nicholas in the 93rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Terence Nicholas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Terence Nicholas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jospeh McNally breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Santos FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Brooklyn SC for a fine match.