Friendly League

Qikiqtarjuaq Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Narciso Vergaray got the match started through his kick off. Pepe Santoro didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Renaldo Battle shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Pepe Santoro stood somewhat misplaced when Michael Owen came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 8 minute. Jason Achin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narciso Vergaray in the 14th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Michael Owen got free with Pepe Santoro in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jason Achin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Advíncula, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Michael Owen hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the match, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalkeeper Pepe Santoro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Renaldo Battle. Thanks to some nice moves Renaldo Battle could shoot a difficult shot in the 32nd minute, which Pepe Santoro however easily saved by the left post. Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Jason Achin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Higinio Barros in the 34th minute of play. Michael Owen 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 Michael Owen in the 37th minute of play forced INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalkeeper Pepe Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Narciso Vergaray got a free kick in the 38th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Renaldo Battle got free with Pepe Santoro in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Renaldo Battle's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pepe Santoro firmly grabbed it by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Lizardi during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Juan Lizardi hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Pepe Santoro acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 42nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Baptiste Ritchie. Through an outstanding action, after 44 minutes, Pepe Santoro successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 46 minutes into the game, Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Renaldo Battle nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pepe Santoro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. 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 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Renaldo Battle to make the kick off. Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Jason Achin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Qikiqtarjuaq FC from getting a goal against them. After 55 minutes Qikiqtarjuaq FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luis Advíncula who took care of the corner kick. Renaldo Battle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pepe Santoro having to interfere. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Pepe Santoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michael Owen in the 66th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Nazaire Shepard got a free kick in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Owen in the 75th minute of play forced INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalkeeper Pepe Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Renaldo Battle in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pepe Santoro saved INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB from getting behind. In the 83rd match minute, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Advíncula to maneuver through the defense. Michael Owen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute Renaldo Battle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pepe Santoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jason Achin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narciso Vergaray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute, Higinio Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 97th minute of the match Baptiste Ritchie sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pepe Santoro skillfully saved the ball. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.