Friendly League

Emperor JCF Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Benedicto Heli started the match with the kick off. Cesar Florin came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Racing Club【LBF】's Emanuel Obafuso. But to his dismay, Emanuel Obafuso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Manuel Marchidan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Cesar Florin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Benedicto Heli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute, Manuel Marchidan made a precise shot to the right of Cesar Florin. lןןl Banfield Drillers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Emanuel Obafuso put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Cesar Florin. In the 31st minute Emanuel Obafuso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesar Florin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Racing Club【LBF】's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jeffrey Taverniers in the 32nd minute. The corner ended in Jeffrey Taverniers almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but lןןl Banfield Drillers's Cesar Florin did a great save. If Alfredo Rossi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cesar Florin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Rossi, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After a rather tough play, lןןl Banfield Drillers's Virgilio Tartalo got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Cesar Florin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Rossi in the 46th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 48 minutes, Alfredo Rossi put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Cesar Florin. After the first half Racing Club【LBF】 were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfredo Rossi to make the kick off. Cesar Florin made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Alfredo Rossi sent off a good shot on target. When Alejo Galoer fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Racing Club【LBF】's protests and gave Alejo Galoer a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Racing Club【LBF】 getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Alejo Galoer hit a great ball. Alfredo Rossis short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Cesar Florin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Manuel Marchidan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cesar Florin having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, lןןl Banfield Drillers's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Celestino Seber fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Alfredo Rossi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 72ndth minute, Cesar Florin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Virgilio Tartalo during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Through an outstanding action, after 78 minutes, Cesar Florin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, lןןl Banfield Drillers's Cesar Florin got control of the ball when Emanuel Obafuso tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 87th minute, Manuel Marchidan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cesar Florin. The goal made the score 0-9. 91 minutes into the game, Benedicto Marz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. lןןl Banfield Drillers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Racing Club【LBF】 the free kick. In the 91st match minute, lןןl Banfield Drillers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benedicto Marz to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's Alejo Galoer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cesar Florin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 96th minute, Racing Club【LBF】's Alfredo Rossi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cesar Florin. Cesar Florin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-10. Racing Club【LBF】's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.