Friendly League

Pony Express Grounds
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dane Ball was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 4 minutes into the match. Dane Ball kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Titus Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rene Burr, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Titus Fernandez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rene Burr's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Clemente Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santo Finney in the 11th minute of play. Titus Fernandez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rene Burr in the 15th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Santo Finney ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Clemente Armani was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Rene Burr hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Santo Finney received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Clemente Armani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Santo Finney recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 25th match minute, C. A. Pipon Pipon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kelly Hopson to maneuver through the defense. When C. A. Pipon Pipon's Thanh Goldberg in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kentucky Mustangs's goalie prevented a goal. In the 31st minute, Vaughn Willingham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 34 played minutes Kentucky Mustangs got a freekick which was hit by Willis Lockhart. 35 minutes into the game, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Jamel Cronshagen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Titus Fernandez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Donovan Heath's late challenge caught a Kentucky Mustangs's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Donovan Heath helped the player get up and apologised. In the 38th match minute, C. A. Pipon Pipon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donovan Heath to maneuver through the defense. After 45 played minutes Kentucky Mustangs got a freekick which was hit by Ramon Chung. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Donovan Heath was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Thanh Goldberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Titus Fernandez was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. 53 minutes into the match, Kentucky Mustangs's goalkeeper Titus Fernandez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Donovan Heath. 58 minutes into the game, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Thanh Goldberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Titus Fernandez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 62nd minute, Rex Izturis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clemente Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santo Finney, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Titus Fernandez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donovan Heath in the 66th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as C. A. Pipon Pipon's Rene Burr slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Titus Fernandez. That made the score 1-3 after 67 minutes of play. In the 73rd match minute, Kentucky Mustangs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vaughn Willingham to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 79 minutes, Titus Fernandez successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 82 minutes into the match, Rene Burr dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Titus Fernandez, 1-4. In the 86th match minute, Kentucky Mustangs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vaughn Willingham to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute Rene Burr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Titus Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Titus Fernandez made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Donovan Heath sent off a good shot on target. Willis Lockhart's late challenge caught a C. A. Pipon Pipon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Willis Lockhart helped the player get up and apologised. Willis Lockhart kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Thanh Goldberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Titus Fernandez narrowly saved just below the crossbar.