Friendly League

El Monumental
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Niki Lauda got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute Desislav Sergeev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcial Lordi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute, Marco Rudolfo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bruno Oxarra in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Shi Peng Zhan saved HALO HANGZHOU from getting behind. Wu Li Zhi in the 10thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Shi Peng Zhan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Shi Peng Zhan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wu Li Zhi's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Wu Li Zhi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Shi Peng Zhan made a huge save. Wu Li Zhi was extremely unlucky when he, in the 20th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Shi Peng Zhan made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Wu Li Zhi sent off a good shot on target. Marcial Lordi came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by HALO HANGZHOU's Lin Yu Hai. But to his dismay, Lin Yu Hai quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 28 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Desislav Sergeev came free, but Marcial Lordi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, HALO HANGZHOU's goal looked a bit too open when Niki Lauda came free, but Shi Peng Zhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Shi Peng Zhan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. RIVER made a substitution. Fidel Gora replaced Bruno Oxarra. In the 34th minute of the match RIVER got a corner. HALO HANGZHOU's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Domingo Remigio ran over to the corner to take the kick. Domingo Remigio made a great header on RIVER's corner, it was just that HALO HANGZHOU's Shi Peng Zhan managed to reach the ball for a save. 35 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Lin Yu Hai came free, but Marcial Lordi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute of the match Domingo Remigio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Shi Peng Zhan skillfully saved the ball. RIVER's Marcial Lordi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lin Yu Hai in the 45th minute of play. A collision led to RIVER getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Isaac Nuxila hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Desislav Sergeev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Niki Lauda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shi Peng Zhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shi Peng Zhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Remigio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 53 minutes into the game, Isaac Nuxila was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RIVER's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave HALO HANGZHOU the free kick. In the 53rd minute, Isaac Nuxila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shi Peng Zhan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Niki Lauda's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Marcial Lordi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lin Yu Hai in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Desislav Sergeev in the 59th minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Marcial Lordi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the match, HALO HANGZHOU's Peng Kang Xing sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcial Lordi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Niki Lauda in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Shi Peng Zhan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 66 minutes into the game, one of HALO HANGZHOU:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 68th minute there was a penalty for RIVER. Niki Lauda stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Shi Peng Zhan. 2-1. A collision led to RIVER getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Isaac Nuxila hit a great ball. RIVER made a substitution. Rosendo Osorio replaced Marco Rudolfo. In the 76th minute, Isaac Nuxila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute HALO HANGZHOU were awarded a corner. Wang Chen Hong went to the cornerflag to take it. HALO HANGZHOU's Jiang Chang Lei was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcial Lordi in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 89th minute Lin Yu Hai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcial Lordi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, RIVER's Marcial Lordi got control of the ball when Lin Yu Hai tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Niki Lauda in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Shi Peng Zhan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Shi Peng Zhan came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by RIVER's Eric Târban. But to his dismay, Eric Târban quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. HALO HANGZHOU's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because RIVER had won, even though HALO HANGZHOU had held more of the ball.