Friendly League

Santiago benarbéu
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edmundo Terra started the match with the kick off. Necip Selman took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zhuo Xu Xi. Zhuo Xu Xi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Edmundo Terra might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zhuo Xu Xi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edmundo Terra ran back to his position shaking his head. Rinto Kalla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wu Mo in the 14th minute. Wu Mo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Rinto Kalla made a huge save. Zhuo Xu Xi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Necip Selman, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Zhuo Xu Xi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Necip Selman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zhuo Xu Xi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Legimin Sagala in the 33rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Bestone 716's Antonio Mundo got a free kick in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xiao Jian Bo in the 36th minute of play forced FC Bestone 716's goalkeeper Rinto Kalla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Los Galacticos's Zhuo Xu Xi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Necip Selman in the 37th minute of play. Rinto Kalla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiang Ang Xiao, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The supporters of FC Bestone 716 booed when Los Galacticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mo Ning De didn't get a good kick on the ball. Albertinho do Vale kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. FC Bestone 716's Rinto Kalla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xiao Jian Bo in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xiao Jian Bo in the 44th minute of play forced FC Bestone 716's goalkeeper Rinto Kalla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Los Galacticos made a substitution. Ye Liang replaced Xiao Jian Bo. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ye Liang stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Los Galacticos's zone, Albertinho do Vale stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zhuo Xu Xi came out of the goal and Albertinho do Vale tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zhuo Xu Xi came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Bestone 716's Edmundo Terra. But to his dismay, Edmundo Terra quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Zhuo Xu Xi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Godfredo Mel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Bestone 716 were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after Los Galacticos's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Albertinho do Vale took the corner. Los Galacticos's Zhuo Xu Xi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Los Galacticos from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mo Ning De in the 66th minute of play forced FC Bestone 716's goalkeeper Rinto Kalla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rešo Orte thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Rinto Kalla, a very annoying self made goal in the 68th minute which led to 1-3. 71 minutes into the game, FC Bestone 716's Godfredo Mel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zhuo Xu Xi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. When Necip Selman fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Bestone 716's protests and gave Necip Selman a yellow card for diving instead. Ye Liang hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After having played for 76 minutes, Legimin Sagala managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Bestone 716's supporters crossed their fingers, but Legimin Sagala was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 77th minute, Ye Liang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albertinho do Vale recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Galacticos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Albertinho do Vale was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Bestone 716's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Los Galacticos's goalie and right to Godfredo Mel. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Los Galacticos's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The FC Bestone 716 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.