Friendly League

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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. Malcolm Neal started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Zamalek FC's goalkeeper Tuan Libby had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilesindo Tarapiella. 5 minutes in the game, Mao Xu Ang fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Tuan Libby having to interfere. 7 minutes into the game, Mao Xu Ang recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tuan Libby. Mao Xu Ang showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. After 10 played minutes Los Galacticos got a freekick which was hit by Jiang Ang Xiao. Tuan Libby was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Mao Xu Ang capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mao Xu Ang really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Gilesindo Tarapiella recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mao Xu Angs short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Tuan Libby to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 27 minutes into the game, Mao Xu Ang lined in a short shot 5-0 behind a frustrated Tuan Libby. With his leg Tuan Libby managed to avoid a goal in the 31stth minute, when Los Galacticos's Mao Xu Ang fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 32nd minute of the match Los Galacticos got a corner. Zamalek FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xie Yue Chao ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Xie Yue Chao got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tuan Libby quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a rather tough play, Zamalek FC's Paul De La Cruz got a free kick in the 33rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mao Xu Ang got free with Tuan Libby in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mao Xu Ang did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 6-0 to the left of a surprised Tuan Libby 37 minutes into the match. Xie Yue Chao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Tuan Libby tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Zamalek FC's zone, Mao Xu Ang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tuan Libby came out of the goal and Mao Xu Ang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 45th match minute, Los Galacticos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by You Ang Zhou to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 7-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mao Xu Ang to make the kick off. In the 54thth minute of the game Mao Xu Ang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zamalek FC's Tuan Libby was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Mao Xu Ang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Los Galacticos fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when Los Galacticos's Mao Xu Ang 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 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a defensive mix-up in Zamalek FC's zone, Xie Yue Chao stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tuan Libby came out of the goal and Xie Yue Chao tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tuan Libby made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilesindo Tarapiella in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Zamalek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mao Xu Ang came free, but Tuan Libby reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 70 minutes, the score became 10-0 when Mao Xu Ang sped through Zamalek FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tuan Libby. After 75 played minutes Los Galacticos got a freekick which was hit by You Ang Zhou. In the 77thth minute of the game Mao Xu Ang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zamalek FC's Tuan Libby was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mao Xu Ang in the 79th minute of play forced Zamalek FC's goalkeeper Tuan Libby to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilesindo Tarapiella recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tuan Libby took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xie Yue Chao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 91 minutes, Zhuang Liang Zhen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Galacticos and the Zamalek FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tuan Libby made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilesindo Tarapiella in the 93rd minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Los Galacticos players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.