Friendly League

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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Freddy Tindale got the match started through his kick off. Albano Hitzeder kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Gez Winship showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filiberto Meder, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 14th minute Leonides Tulio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gez Winship saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Freddy Tindale could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Silvestre Franco made a huge save. In the 28th minute Hayden Starr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvestre Franco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Caballeritos del Baile's goal looked a bit too open when Freddy Tindale came free, but Silvestre Franco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Memphis Grizzlies booed when Caballeritos del Baile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladimiro Bartoli didn't get a good kick on the ball. 35 minutes into the game, Memphis Grizzlies's Freddy Tindale nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Silvestre Franco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After having played for 41 minutes, Freddy Tindale managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Memphis Grizzlies's supporters crossed their fingers, but Freddy Tindale was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filiberto Meder in the 43rd minute of play forced Memphis Grizzlies's goalkeeper Gez Winship to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leonides Tulio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Dave Fleming's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvestre Franco was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Garry Nancy hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Filiberto Meder's late challenge caught a Memphis Grizzlies's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filiberto Meder helped the player get up and apologised. In the 57th minute, Filiberto Meder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hayden Starr charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hayden Starr the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 58 played minutes Memphis Grizzlies got a freekick which was hit by Hayden Starr. 65 minutes into the match, Caballeritos del Baile's goal looked a bit too open when Freddy Tindale came free, but Silvestre Franco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Caballeritos del Baile defense, Freddy Tindale kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Silvestre Franco. The Caballeritos del Baile fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Silvestre Franco should have stopped the shot. Memphis Grizzlies's Phillip Byfield was substituted for Ron Mansfield. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hayden Starr in the 71st minute of play forced Caballeritos del Baile's goalkeeper Silvestre Franco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvestre Franco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave Fleming, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After 76 played minutes Memphis Grizzlies got a freekick which was hit by Freddy Tindale. Through an outstanding action, after 78 minutes, Gez Winship successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Silvestre Franco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hayden Starr, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. 84 minutes into the match, Caballeritos del Baile's goal looked a bit too open when Hayden Starr came free, but Silvestre Franco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvestre Franco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hayden Starr in the 86th minute of the match. Silvestre Franco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dave Fleming in the 95th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Caballeritos del Baile's Albano Hitzeder got a free kick in the 95th minute. Memphis Grizzlies's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.