Friendly League

Lost Limbs Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rafael Nisio took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 played minutes Amputees FC got a freekick which was hit by Ed Royans. Neville Peach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Nisio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute Pendex were awarded a corner. Abel Antonio went to the cornerflag to take it. Neville Peach stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rafael Nisio's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. The audience was convinced that Rafael Nisio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Neville Peach was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. 10 minutes into the match, Rafael Nisio notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Amputees FC's Neville Peach. Neville Peach was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Pendex's Ruperto Nayely got control of the ball when Lauder Franklin tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nemesio Isusko in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Neville Peach saved Amputees FC from getting behind. Neville Peach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Nisio in the 19th minute of play. Neville Peach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Nisio in the 26th minute of the match. Neville Peach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Nisio, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Ruperto Nayely was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ed Mckinley showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 35 minute of play. When Rafael Nisio came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Pendex fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rafael Nisio couldn't finish the play. Ruperto Nayely didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcus Roach went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Rafael Nisios short, quick shot in the 53rdth minute got Neville Peach to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 54 minutes into the match, Amputees FC's goalkeeper Neville Peach had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael Nisio. 56 minutes into the game, Rafael Nisio lined in a short shot 2-2 behind a frustrated Neville Peach. Neville Peach was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and David Šácha capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. David Šácha really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. In the 64thth minute of the game David Šácha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Amputees FC's Neville Peach was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. David Šácha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 71 minutes into the game, David Šácha recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Neville Peach. David Šácha showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-5. After taking down the ball on Amputees FC's corner Marcus Roach fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ruperto Nayely quite easily take care of the ball. Neville Peach was a little too slow when David Šácha got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 2-6. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Šácha got free with Neville Peach in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Neville Peach stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of David Šácha's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. 94 minutes into the match, Pendex's goal looked a bit too open when Lauder Franklin came free, but Ruperto Nayely reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pendex's David Šácha got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carleton Howie charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carleton Howie the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Amputees FC's Carleton Howie got a free kick in the 96th minute. The Amputees FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Pendex's performance. The match ended with a win for Pendex.