Friendly League

Colosseum
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lukasz Rukszcz got the match started through his kick off. Pepe Pancho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriel Ba Loua in the 4th minute of the match. Lukasz Rukszcz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Geronimo Argi having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukasz Rukszcz in the 6th minute of play forced Dark Prophets's goalkeeper Geronimo Argi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pepe Pancho was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Eduard Trifan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Eduard Trifan really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After a rather tough play, Dark Prophets's Liviu Băcila got a free kick in the 9th minute. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Bror Nordstedt took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Pepe Pancho to make any attempt to save it. Geronimo Argi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lukasz Rukszcz in the 15th minute of play. Geronimo Argi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dé 林义义, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 21st minute of the match, Adriel Ba Loua tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pepe Pancho saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Dark Prophets's goalkeeper Geronimo Argi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pepe Pancho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bror Nordstedt in the 27th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Lukasz Rukszcz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geronimo Argi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Dark Prophets's goalkeeper Geronimo Argi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 37 minutes of play, Challestone S.C.'s Lukasz Rukszcz made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geronimo Argi was left in no man's land by his defense there! 40 minutes into the game, Challestone S.C.'s Lukasz Rukszcz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geronimo Argi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. 46 minutes into the match, Challestone S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Bror Nordstedt came free, but Pepe Pancho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Dark Prophets players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Challestone S.C. were winning 2-3.

Pepe Pancho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriel Ba Loua, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After 53 minutes Dark Prophets's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ismael Blanco who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Dark Prophets's goalie and right to González Urraca. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Dark Prophets's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 59 minutes into the match, Challestone S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Bror Nordstedt came free, but Pepe Pancho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dark Prophets's Geronimo Argi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Dark Prophets from getting a goal against them. Eduard Trifan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pepe Pancho having to interfere. Challestone S.C. made a substitution. Viteri Aguinaga replaced Dé 林义义. Challestone S.C.'s Benny Snel was substituted for Lukasz Rukszcz. In the 65th minute, Benny Snel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Challestone S.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. In the 69th minute, Benny Snel reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Geronimo Argi. The goal made the score 2-5. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bror Nordstedt in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pepe Pancho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 74 minutes into the match, Challestone S.C.'s Benny Snel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Geronimo Argi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pepe Pancho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriel Ba Loua in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Dark Prophets's goalkeeper Geronimo Argi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benny Snel. After 84 minutes Dark Prophets's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Yan Yuan who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Yan Yuan got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Geronimo Argi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 88th match minute, Dark Prophets was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Costică Bălace to maneuver through the defense. Yan Yuan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Benny Snel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geronimo Argi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. Geronimo Argi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benny Snel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Challestone S.C.'s Benny Snel saw an opening behind the goalie Geronimo Argi in the 96thth minute and tried to shoot past into the top right corner, but with great reflexes Geronimo Argi with one arm managed to save the shot in the last secound. Benny Snel in the 96thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Geronimo Argi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Challestone S.C. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.