Friendly League

Singapore City Stadi
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. Arnaldo Gabino started the match with the kick off. Saul Osoitz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Didi Singh's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute of the match 【Red Empire】-Man Utd got a corner. LegionArgentina's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hamir Nair ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on 【Red Empire】-Man Utd's corner Hamir Nair fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Saul Osoitz quite easily take care of the ball. Saul Osoitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Lim in the 11th minute of the match. Hamir Nair in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Saul Osoitz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Didi Singh in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saul Osoitz saved LegionArgentina from getting behind. In the 23rd minute Marcos Herrera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigi Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28thth minute of the game Didi Singh who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LegionArgentina's Saul Osoitz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Didi Singh in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saul Osoitz saved LegionArgentina from getting behind. György Kósa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saul Osoitz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gabriel Namasivayam showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 33 minute of play. Gigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Herrera in the 39th minute of play. When LegionArgentina's Marcos Herrera in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 【Red Empire】-Man Utd's goalie prevented a goal. 【Red Empire】-Man Utd's Gigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Gabino in the 41st minute of play. Gigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Gabino, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 46th match minute, LegionArgentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ermegildo Jaunti to maneuver through the defense. Hamir Nair recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 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 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Didi Singh was the one to do the kick off. Hamir Nair scored 2-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Saul Osoitz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Didi Singh managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【Red Empire】-Man Utd's supporters rose to their feet, but Didi Singh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saul Osoitz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind 【Red Empire】-Man Utd's goalkeeper Gigi Buffon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Shahron Seng during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of LegionArgentina booed when 【Red Empire】-Man Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shahron Seng didn't get a good kick on the ball. Saul Osoitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Namasivayam in the 64th minute of the match. Gigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Froilan Arnas in the 65th minute of play. In the 69th minute Didi Singh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Osoitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saul Osoitz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mark Lim's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. In the 71st match minute, LegionArgentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Berriotxoa to maneuver through the defense. Saul Osoitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamir Nair, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 85th minute Didi Singh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Osoitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saul Osoitz came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by 【Red Empire】-Man Utd's Didi Singh. But to his dismay, Didi Singh quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. The 【Red Empire】-Man Utd support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.