Friendly League

Nicky Myers
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ladislao Gines started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Ladislao Gines shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 8 minutes LinuX F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Saverio Vistruario who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which William Kerns managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saverio Vistruario in the 11th minute of play forced LinuX F.C.'s goalkeeper Bernardo Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Creekers's Ladislao Gines got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 19th minute Ladislao Gines shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. LinuX F.C.'s Bernardo Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ladislao Gines in the 20th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ladislao Gines in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bernardo Arias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ladislao Gines took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bernardo Arias. Bernardo Arias dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 35th minute, Saverio Vistruario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilmer Guadamuz made in the 38th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ye Jian Kang immediately put the ball in play. In the 40th minute, Ladislao Gines got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 42nd minute Ladislao Gines shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Ladislao Gines sped through LinuX F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bernardo Arias. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

A throw-in in the 54th minute of the game was made by Tulio Burgos with Ye Jian Kang as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Creekers's Riley Trotter was substituted for Ladislao Gines. In the 58th minute, Ye Jian Kang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59thth minute of the game Riley Trotter who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LinuX F.C.'s Bernardo Arias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Riley Trotter blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bernardo Arias having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Riley Trotter got free with Bernardo Arias in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jude Crocker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Minor Godinez in the 67th minute of the match. Jude Crocker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Minor Godinez, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Jude Crocker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elmer Lozano, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Riley Trotter in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bernardo Arias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tulio Burgos made in the 77th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Creekers's Uku Karju. After a defensive mix-up in Creekers's zone, Frank Soto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jude Crocker came out of the goal and Frank Soto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jude Crocker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Soto in the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Minor Godinez in the 83rd minute of play forced Creekers's goalkeeper Jude Crocker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jude Crocker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Minor Godinez in the 85th minute of play. Tulio Burgos made in the 88th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ye Jian Kang immediately put the ball in play. Jude Crocker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elmer Lozano in the 89th minute of play. If Riley Trotter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Creekers played a much better game than LinuX F.C. and deserved their victory. The LinuX F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.