Friendly League

Zini Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Witold Ciempa got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Tiburcio Harriet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Lu Guang Lang came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Cremonese fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lu Guang Lang couldn't finish the play. Cosme Francesco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lu Guang Lang, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute, Abelardo Rocendo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8th minute Lu Guang Lang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cosme Francesco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, MDQ Raptors FC's Cosme Francesco got control of the ball when Witold Ciempa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cremonese's Witold Ciempa got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cremonese's Jeremias Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofilo Adrio in the 19th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Witold Ciempa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cosme Francesco was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Cremonese's Jeremias Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermengildo Ursino in the 23rd minute of play. In the 23rd minute Hermengildo Ursino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lu Guang Lang in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cosme Francesco saved MDQ Raptors FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermengildo Ursino in the 30th minute of play forced Cremonese's goalkeeper Jeremias Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cremonese's Jeremias Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermengildo Ursino in the 36th minute of play. Cosme Francesco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Witold Ciempa's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. MDQ Raptors FC's Cosme Francesco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lu Guang Lang in the 46th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Järvenperä to strike the kick off in the second half. MDQ Raptors FC's Cosme Francesco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Witold Ciempa in the 52nd minute of play. Witold Ciempa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teofilo Adrio got free with Jeremias Cruz in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 62 minutes into the match, MDQ Raptors FC's goal looked a bit too open when Witold Ciempa came free, but Cosme Francesco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, MDQ Raptors FC's Jeremias Cruz threw himself towards the right post 64 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hermengildo Ursino, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Teofilo Adrio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Jeremias Cruz made a huge save. Lu Guang Lang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Cosme Francesco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cremonese's Rolando Sabino was substituted for Roman Chucho. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Rolando Sabino sped through MDQ Raptors FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cosme Francesco. Cosme Francesco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Witold Ciempa in the 77th minute of play. Cosme Francesco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rolando Sabino's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teofilo Adrio got free with Jeremias Cruz in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 88th minute, MDQ Raptors FC's Daniel Järvenperä dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Cremonese were awarded a corner in the 92th minute after MDQ Raptors FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Leonel Valentim took the corner. The corner led Cremonese's Leonel Valentim to fire away a dangerous shot which Cosme Francesco despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 95th minute, Hermengildo Ursino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MDQ Raptors FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched MDQ Raptors FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.