Friendly League

Nicky Myers
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. Minor Godinez started the match with the kick off. Oséas Trancoso 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 3rd minute. In the 6th minute Leonard Setara 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. Bernardo Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douglas Berger in the 8th minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, AMÉRICA F.C.'s Silvinho Pinheiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bernardo Arias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Douglas Berger in the 15th minute of play forced LinuX F.C.'s goalkeeper Bernardo Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oséas Trancoso 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 17th minute. After 19 played minutes AMÉRICA F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Michael Ballack. 20 minutes into the match, AMÉRICA F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Elmer Lozano came free, but Oséas Trancoso reached the ball before it rolled over 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 Douglas Berger in the 22nd minute of play. Bernardo Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Setara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute of the match, Frank Soto got a very nice opportunity to score, but Oséas Trancoso was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Minor Godinez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, AMÉRICA F.C.'s Oséas Trancoso got control of the ball when Gabriel Solera tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bernardo Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Setara in the 36th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, LinuX F.C.'s Oséas Trancoso threw himself towards the right post 37 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Elmer Lozano, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elmer Lozano in the 40th minute of play forced AMÉRICA F.C.'s goalkeeper Oséas Trancoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oséas Trancoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elmer Lozano's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. LinuX F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Elmer Lozano in the 43rd minute. LinuX F.C.'s Elmer Lozano was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Oséas Trancoso in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 44th match minute, AMÉRICA F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moisés Camargo to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 45 minutes, Oséas Trancoso successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Bernardo Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douglas Berger in the 47th minute of the match. 48 minutes into the match, Frank Soto notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of AMÉRICA F.C.'s Oséas Trancoso. Oséas Trancoso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Silvinho Pinheiro made the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute Frank Soto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oséas Trancoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oséas Trancoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Soto in the 65th minute of the match. Oséas Trancoso 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 70th minute. AMÉRICA F.C.'s Oséas Trancoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Minor Godinez in the 73rd minute of play. Douglas Berger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Arias having to interfere. Oséas Trancoso came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by LinuX F.C.'s Elmer Lozano. But to his dismay, Elmer Lozano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Oséas Trancoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elmer Lozano in the 81st minute of the match. Bernardo Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Setara in the 85th minute of the match. Oséas Trancoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Minor Godinez in the 86th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Minor Godinez in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Oséas Trancoso saved AMÉRICA F.C. from getting behind. With an all-out effort, AMÉRICA F.C.'s Bernardo Arias threw himself towards the right post 90 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Moisés Camargo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 93 minutes into the match, Frank Soto notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of AMÉRICA F.C.'s Oséas Trancoso. Oséas Trancoso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 96 played minutes LinuX F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Solera. The long shot by Edmundo Rosa in the 97th minute really tested Bernardo Arias's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the AMÉRICA F.C. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for LinuX F.C..