Friendly League

Winchester
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) TiGrEs Fx's Alex Elenescu 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. Thibaut Vandamme was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alex Elenescu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. After having played for 12 minutes, Fausto Joseph managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Variante Delta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fausto Joseph was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Caio Hornilla might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Franc Merlot. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Caio Hornilla ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Caio Hornilla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franc Merlot was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Caio Hornilla might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Franc Merlot. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Caio Hornilla ran back to his position shaking his head. TiGrEs Fx's Franc Merlot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caio Hornilla in the 28th minute of play. Franc Merlot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caio Hornilla in the 30th minute of the match. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Franc Merlot, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 38th minute, Caio Hornilla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. TiGrEs Fx's Alex Elenescu got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of TiGrEs Fx booed when Variante Delta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julio Izel didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Elenescu got free with Thibaut Vandamme in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Caio Hornilla to make the kick off. Thibaut Vandamme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blasi Asas in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Variante Delta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hugo Quintana was slow to take the kick. During this time TiGrEs Fx's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blasi Asas in the 57th minute of play forced Variante Delta's goalkeeper Thibaut Vandamme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Variante Delta's Caio Hornilla got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Variante Delta's Su 苏文斌 was substituted for Caio Hornilla. Variante Delta made a substitution. Enginalp İdilkurt replaced Ye Yao Le. In the 68th minute, Alex Elenescu 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. TiGrEs Fx's Franc Merlot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Su 苏文斌 in the 72nd minute of play. Venceslao Espada got a throw-in 77 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Alex Elenescu. TiGrEs Fx's Franc Merlot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Su 苏文斌 in the 80th minute of play. Thibaut Vandamme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabino Muguia in the 83rd minute of play. Franc Merlot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Su 苏文斌, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After 87 played minutes Variante Delta got a freekick which was hit by Serapio Reigada. The audience was convinced that Su 苏文斌's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franc Merlot was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Marcos Marcos kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Cordeara Sanjuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Franc Merlot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The TiGrEs Fx fans cheered their team off the field, for while Variante Delta had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.