Friendly League

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Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nuralp Akbal started the match with the kick off. Leoverliz Barrutia struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Manuel Campens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Red Reign. Dawid Ratulowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Bartzokas in the 4th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nuralp Akbal got free with Dawid Ratulowski in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nuralp Akbal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Dawid Ratulowski made a huge save. Red Reign's Dawid Ratulowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Red Reign from getting a goal against them. Mircea Teodor made in the 16th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Nuralp Akbal however managed to control. With a little luck, Red Reign's Dawid Ratulowski got control of the ball when Christos Bartzokas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Manuel Campens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximo Villamarin in the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Nuralp Akbal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 23 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Maximo Villamarin came free, but Manuel Campens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christos Bartzokas got free with Dawid Ratulowski in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dawid Ratulowski made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Nuralp Akbal sent off a good shot on target. Pagos FC's Manuel Campens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Derlis Florentin in the 28th minute of play. After 30 minutes Pagos FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Xavion Sorriva who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Red Reign's Derlis Florentin getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Nuralp Akbal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Dawid Ratulowski made a huge save. Nuralp Akbal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Dawid Ratulowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dawid Ratulowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christos Bartzokas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dawid Ratulowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Bartzokas, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 41st minute Nuralp Akbal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dawid Ratulowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Red Reign's goalkeeper Dawid Ratulowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christos Bartzokas. A collision led to Red Reign getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Wincenty Szel hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Nuralp Akbal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dawid Ratulowski was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Pagos FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Francisco Montae in the 46th minute. Nuralp Akbal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Maximo Villamarin to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Nuralp Akbal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximo Villamarin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Manuel Campens made a huge save. Red Reign's Dawid Ratulowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Bartzokas in the 53rd minute of play. After 54 minutes Red Reign's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Francisco Montae who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Pagos FC's corner Francisco Montae fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dawid Ratulowski quite easily take care of the ball. In the 58thth minute of the game Christos Bartzokas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Red Reign's Dawid Ratulowski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nuralp Akbal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th match minute, Red Reign was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Castulo to maneuver through the defense. Pagos FC made a substitution. Mjölnir Martelo replaced Christos Bartzokas. A collision led to Red Reign getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Jeremias Castulo hit a great ball. After 62 minutes of play, Pagos FC's Nuralp Akbal made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dawid Ratulowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! 65 minutes into the match, Red Reign's goal looked a bit too open when Nuralp Akbal came free, but Dawid Ratulowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dawid Ratulowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mjölnir Martelo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dawid Ratulowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mjölnir Martelo in the 68th minute of play. Dawid Ratulowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuralp Akbal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dawid Ratulowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mjölnir Martelo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nuralp Akbal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dawid Ratulowski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Manuel Campens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximo Villamarin, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. With his leg Manuel Campens managed to avoid a goal in the 81stth minute, when Red Reign's Maximo Villamarin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 83 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Derlis Florentin came free, but Manuel Campens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leoverliz Barrutia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Manuel Campens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Red Reign made a substitution. Zigor Ardanza replaced Xosepe Villamizar. Red Reign made a substitution. Ignacio Chaniz replaced Ximun Jaen. In the 90th minute Mjölnir Martelo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dawid Ratulowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dawid Ratulowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mjölnir Martelo's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. Red Reign:s Dawid Ratulowski showed great skill when he stopped Nuralp Akbal:s penalty. In the 98th minute, Maximo Villamarin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 99th minute of the match Francisco Montae sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dawid Ratulowski skillfully saved the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Pagos FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Red Reign had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.