Friendly League

REPUBLICA DE LIBERIA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mei Zhi Jian kicked off to start the match. Marcelo Rio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Hemming Tjørnum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of LiBeRiA F.C. booed when C.A. Caminiaga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvaldo Iago didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hemming Tjørnum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mei Zhi Jian in the 12th minute of the match. The corner ended in Alvaro Iaki almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but C.A. Caminiaga's Hemming Tjørnum did a great save. C.A. Caminiaga's Hemming Tjørnum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejo Berart in the 15th minute of play. Perrando Martínez Lamas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Txeru in the 16th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santiago Tancredo during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 22ndth minute of the game Mei Zhi Jian who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.A. Caminiaga's Hemming Tjørnum was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mei Zhi Jian did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Hemming Tjørnum 24 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind C.A. Caminiaga's goalkeeper Hemming Tjørnum, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. C.A. Caminiaga's Hemming Tjørnum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejo Berart in the 29th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Alejo Berart shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hemming Tjørnum saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 32 minutes of play, LiBeRiA F.C.'s Alejo Berart made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hemming Tjørnum was left in no man's land by his defense there! Giovani Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mei Zhi Jian in the 39th minute of play forced C.A. Caminiaga's goalkeeper Hemming Tjørnum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Santiago Tancredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mei Zhi Jian who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 47thth minute tested the skills of Hemming Tjørnum when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 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 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Victorino Frasco made a kick off. In the 50th minute Mei Zhi Jian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hemming Tjørnum saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rene Venceslao charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rene Venceslao the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in C.A. Caminiaga fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 51st minute. Penalty! Alvaro Iaki placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! If Alejo Berart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 56 minutes into the match, C.A. Caminiaga's goal looked a bit too open when Mei Zhi Jian came free, but Hemming Tjørnum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The LiBeRiA F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when LiBeRiA F.C.'s Mei Zhi Jian looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Perrando Martínez Lamas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victorino Frasco in the 61st minute. 67 minutes into the match, C.A. Caminiaga's goal looked a bit too open when Mei Zhi Jian came free, but Hemming Tjørnum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to C.A. Caminiaga getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Elias Lluc hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Mei Zhi Jian managed to get in a good position for a shot. LiBeRiA F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Mei Zhi Jian was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hemming Tjørnum breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hemming Tjørnum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mei Zhi Jian in the 75th minute of the match. Victorino Frasco hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Hemming Tjørnum made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejo Berart in the 84th minute of play. After 90 minutes, Mei Zhi Jian made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. C.A. Caminiaga's Hemming Tjørnum tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Txeru in the 94th minute of play forced LiBeRiA F.C.'s goalkeeper Perrando Martínez Lamas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LiBeRiA F.C.'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.