Friendly League

La Polvera de Boca
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Manchester City's Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Sergio Faron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geoffrey De Bougne, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the game, Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Sergio Faron was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 8 minutes into the match, Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of El Retorno de Palermo's Sergio Faron. Sergio Faron was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Geoffrey De Bougne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Sergio Faron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute Manchester City were awarded a corner. Geoffrey De Bougne went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Manchester City's Barrie Fleming to fire away a dangerous shot which Sergio Faron despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 16th minute, Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sergio Faron was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Sergio Faron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the El Retorno de Palermo defense, Dan Saville kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sergio Faron. The El Retorno de Palermo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sergio Faron should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester City's supporters rose to their feet, but Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergio Faron breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Manchester City fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when Manchester City's Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki 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 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 30 minutes into the match, El Retorno de Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Saville came free, but Sergio Faron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergio Faron was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki succeeded in the game's 34th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-6. Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki scored 0-7 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sergio Faron, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 0-8 when Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki sped through El Retorno de Palermo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sergio Faron. If Dan Saville had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Peter Avery kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leandro Ofelio to make the kick off. Sergio Faron stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Dan Saville recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Sergio Faron made a huge save. Manchester City's Anthony Carey was substituted for Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki. After 58 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for El Retorno de Palermo! 64 minutes into the match, Manchester City's Anthony Carey sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sergio Faron narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sergio Faron was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Anthony Carey capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Anthony Carey really showed his touch with that goal: 0-10. Sergio Faron was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Anthony Carey capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Anthony Carey really showed his touch with that goal: 0-11. Geoffrey De Bougne was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 74th minute. Manchester City's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Manchester City's Leigh Peyton quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Astor Abar, made in the 75th minute of the game. Sergio Faron made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Anthony Carey sent off a good shot on target. In the 77th minute, Anthony Carey left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manchester City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-12. In the 80th minute, Anthony Carey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 82 minutes into the match, Anthony Carey notched a goal, 0-13, to the right of El Retorno de Palermo's Sergio Faron. Sergio Faron was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Astor Abar during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 86 played minutes El Retorno de Palermo got a freekick which was hit by Astor Abar. After 87 played minutes El Retorno de Palermo got a freekick which was hit by Eleuterio Savier. A sloppy throw-in by Astor Abar in the 90th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Manchester City's Leigh Peyton. Geoffrey De Bougne kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After 93 minutes of play, Manchester City's Anthony Carey made it 0-14 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sergio Faron was left in no man's land by his defense there! 98 minutes into the match, El Retorno de Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Geoffrey De Bougne came free, but Sergio Faron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manchester City's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.