Friendly League

Estadio Mborore
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tulio Contratas started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match, Victor Eliu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Paul Hernes was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 5th minute, Liu Jie Mo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joe Algaja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ladislao Maurino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joe Algaja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Joe Algaja had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ladislao Maurino. El Azulgrana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joe Algaja was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 18th minute, Joe Algaja ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ladislao Maurino was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Ladislao Maurino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joe Algaja, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute Joe Algaja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ladislao Maurino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ladislao Maurino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joe Algaja in the 37th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Joe Algaja notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of El Azulgrana's Ladislao Maurino. Ladislao Maurino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Victor Eliu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Paul Hernes made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joe Algaja made a kick off. Paul Hernes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Eliu in the 54th minute of play. Victor Eliu took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paul Hernes. Paul Hernes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. After 60 minutes of play, FC FORZA MARTIRE's Joe Algaja made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ladislao Maurino was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, El Azulgrana's Ladislao Maurino got control of the ball when Joe Algaja tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 68 played minutes FC FORZA MARTIRE got a freekick which was hit by August Sauna. Victor Eliu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joe Algaja blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ladislao Maurino having to make a save. El Azulgrana's Ladislao Maurino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save El Azulgrana from getting a goal against them. Joe Algaja's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ladislao Maurino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Joe Algaja came free with the goalkeeper in the 79th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ladislao Maurino could save by the left post. When Joe Algaja came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the FC FORZA MARTIRE fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joe Algaja couldn't finish the play. Tulio Contratas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Paul Hernes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as FC FORZA MARTIRE's Joe Algaja slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ladislao Maurino. That made the score 2-8 after 92 minutes of play. August Sauna's late challenge caught a El Azulgrana's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. August Sauna helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC FORZA MARTIRE's August Sauna got a free kick in the 96th minute. The FC FORZA MARTIRE 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.