Friendly League

The Magic Dome
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anders Westerstrand started the match with the kick off. Higinio Terciero was a little too slow when Adriano Ribeiro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 8th minute of play forced Maní FC's goalkeeper Higinio Terciero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Higinio Terciero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelson Wright, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nelson Wright got free with Higinio Terciero in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Safet Hands showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Lorencio in the 25th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Adriano Ribeiro 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. When Teofilo Niva fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Maní FC's protests and gave Teofilo Niva a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of The Obscurials booed when Maní FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teofilo Niva didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adriano Ribeiro in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Higinio Terciero saved Maní FC from getting behind. 42 minutes into the match, Maní FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Ribeiro came free, but Higinio Terciero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Obscurials's Safet Hands played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavio Lorencio in the 43rd minute of play. Higinio Terciero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nelson Wright's late challenge caught a Maní FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nelson Wright helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Maní FC booed when The Obscurials was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nelson Wright didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Flavio Lorencio to make the kick off. The supporters of Maní FC booed when The Obscurials was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kevin Lyle didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adriano Ribeiro in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Higinio Terciero saved Maní FC from getting behind. 57 minutes into the match, Maní FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Ribeiro came free, but Higinio Terciero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Maní FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Adriano Ribeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Higinio Terciero was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. The Obscurials's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Danton Keam in the 61st minute. Domingos Salomone took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Safet Hands. The Obscurials's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Higinio Terciero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelson Wright in the 68th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Adriano Ribeiro made a precise shot to the right of Higinio Terciero. Maní FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 73 minutes into the match, Maní FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Ribeiro came free, but Higinio Terciero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Safet Hands made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Domingos Salomone sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 76th minute of play forced Maní FC's goalkeeper Higinio Terciero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Maní FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Ribeiro came free, but Higinio Terciero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Higinio Terciero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dario Isaio kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 84th minute Adriano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Terciero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mauro Orlondon during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Maní FC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Mauro Orlondon hit a great ball. Flavio Lorencio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Safet Hands having to interfere. In the 94th minute there was a penalty for The Obscurials. Adriano Ribeiro stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Higinio Terciero. 4-0. In the 98th minute, Flavio Lorencio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Safet Hands. The goal made the score 4-1.