Friendly League

El Capote
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jerrold Taranco started the match with the kick off. Cristiano Salah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Biagio Baldassarre having to interfere. 4 minutes into the match, Jerrold Taranco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Biagio Baldassarre. Phenomena's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jerrold Taranco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Phenomena's Biagio Baldassarre proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Phenomena from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerrold Taranco in the 9th minute of play forced Phenomena's goalkeeper Biagio Baldassarre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Phenomena's goalkeeper Biagio Baldassarre had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristiano Salah. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Biagio Baldassarre successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Cristiano Salah could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Biagio Baldassarre made a huge save. With a little luck, Phenomena's Biagio Baldassarre got control of the ball when Cristiano Salah tried to sneak it across the goal line. 18 minutes into the game, Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Jerrold Taranco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Biagio Baldassarre made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Jerrold Taranco kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Biagio Baldassarre. That made the score 4-0 in the 23 minute of play. Biagio Baldassarre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerrold Taranco in the 27th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Cristiano Salah had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Biagio Baldassarre. Phenomena's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristiano Salah was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Biagio Baldassarre made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristiano Salah in the 31st minute. Phenomena's Biagio Baldassarre proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Phenomena from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Cristiano Salah managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rapsodas Red Devils FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristiano Salah was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Biagio Baldassarre breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Phenomena's Biagio Baldassarre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerrold Taranco in the 40th minute of play. After 41 minutes of play, Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Cristiano Salah made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Biagio Baldassarre was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristiano Salah got free with Biagio Baldassarre in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Biagio Baldassarre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Salah in the 45th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerrold Taranco in the 46th minute of play forced Phenomena's goalkeeper Biagio Baldassarre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 7-0 at half-time.

Jerrold Taranco scored 8-0 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Biagio Baldassarre, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Biagio Baldassarre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damián Alcazar in the 53rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Phenomena's zone, Jerrold Taranco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Biagio Baldassarre came out of the goal and Jerrold Taranco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Luís Paulo da Fonseca was substituted for Damián Alcazar. Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Jorrin Briones was substituted for Cristiano Salah. Rapsodas Red Devils FC made a substitution. Leonardo Colmenares replaced Jerrold Taranco. If Jorrin Briones had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorrin Briones in the 60th minute of play forced Phenomena's goalkeeper Biagio Baldassarre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Jorrin Briones managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rapsodas Red Devils FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jorrin Briones was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Biagio Baldassarre breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joseph Schwarzfischer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Biagio Baldassarre having to interfere. Biagio Baldassarre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorrin Briones in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Jorrin Briones ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Biagio Baldassarre was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0. In the 71st minute, Jorrin Briones left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rapsodas Red Devils FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. Jorrin Briones sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jorrin Briones blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Biagio Baldassarre having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorrin Briones in the 76th minute of play forced Phenomena's goalkeeper Biagio Baldassarre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albert Camus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Biagio Baldassarre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 79 played minutes Phenomena got a freekick which was hit by Enrico Del Grosso. Jorrin Briones struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Biagio Baldassarre didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rapsodas Red Devils FC. In the 80th minute, Eskil Julin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rapsodas Red Devils FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 12-0. The Rapsodas Red Devils FC fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Jorrin Briones looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 13-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 88th minute, Jorrin Briones got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Joseph Schwarzfischer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Biagio Baldassarre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorrin Briones, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Rapsodas Red Devils FC fully deserved thier win.