Friendly League

Tafari Makonnen
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fernan Tulio got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute Frank Soto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Long Sen Jing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardo Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernan Tulio in the 5th minute of the match. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Long Sen Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Soto in the 7th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Minor Godinez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Long Sen Jing was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Tulio Burgos kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Joe Sulser charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joe Sulser the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joe Sulser kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Mena in the 16th minute of play forced La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalkeeper Long Sen Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute of the match LinuX F.C. got a corner. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Elmer Lozano ran over to the corner to take the kick. 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 Long Sen Jing in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind LinuX F.C.'s goalkeeper Bernardo Arias, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 38 minutes into the match, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Fernan Tulio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bernardo Arias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, LinuX F.C.'s Bernardo Arias got control of the ball when Fernan Tulio tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Tulio Burgos made in the 53rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Åke Kock. In the 60th minute Elmer Lozano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Long Sen Jing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 61 minutes, Fernan Tulio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fernan Tulio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bernardo Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joe Sulser in the 64th minute of play. Long Sen Jing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elmer Lozano in the 66th minute of the match. The supporters of La Tribuna Tambien Juega booed when LinuX F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolas Morales didn't get a good kick on the ball. La Tribuna Tambien Juega made a substitution. Celestino Fernandez replaced Joe Sulser. LinuX F.C.'s Fello Serrano was substituted for Rodolfo Marinho. LinuX F.C.'s Pepe Sibaja was substituted for Nicolas Morales. Nicolas Morales hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Minor Godinez hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Bernardo Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernan Tulio in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernan Tulio in the 83rd minute of play forced LinuX F.C.'s goalkeeper Bernardo Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind LinuX F.C.'s goalkeeper Bernardo Arias, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Celestino Fernandez got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bernardo Arias came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Fernan Tulio. But to his dismay, Fernan Tulio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the LinuX 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 La Tribuna Tambien Juega.