Friendly League

Swindon Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Julian Unax made the kick off which started today's match. Valiant F.C's Jon Connell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliciano Orti in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind BATIgol FC's goalkeeper Angel Peruzzi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Angel Peruzzi came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Valiant F.C's Stanyo Kobakov. But to his dismay, Stanyo Kobakov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Stanyo Kobakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angel Peruzzi having to interfere. Jon Connell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Unax in the 14th minute of play. Angel Peruzzi made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Stanyo Kobakov sent off a good shot on target. In the 19th minute Alvaro Elija shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jon Connell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 played minutes BATIgol FC got a freekick which was hit by Feliciano Orti. 27 minutes into the match, BATIgol FC's goalkeeper Angel Peruzzi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stanyo Kobakov. Jon Connell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Unax, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stanyo Kobakov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Angel Peruzzi having to make a save. 45 minutes into the match, Valiant F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Feliciano Orti came free, but Jon Connell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Feliciano Orti left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BATIgol FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Stanyo Kobakov made the kick off in the second half. The throw-in from Simon Weterio in the 57th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Valiant F.C's Adam Askew. Stanyo Kobakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 60th minute Stanyo Kobakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angel Peruzzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Stanyo Kobakov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angel Peruzzi. BATIgol FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stanyo Kobakov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Jon Connell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alvaro Elija in the 73rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Feliciano Orti got free with Jon Connell in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stanyo Kobakov scored 3-1 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Angel Peruzzi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jon Connell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Feliciano Orti in the 84th minute. With a little luck, Valiant F.C's Jon Connell got control of the ball when Feliciano Orti tried to sneak it across the goal line. Feliciano Orti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Jon Connell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the BATIgol FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Valiant F.C.