Friendly League

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) AFC Viola Gigliati's Pueblo Puerta 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. Maria Reneros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tang Sha Xu, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Maria Reneros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tang Sha Xu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tang Sha Xu in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maria Reneros saved AFC Viola Gigliati from getting behind. 13 minutes into the match, AFC Viola Gigliati's goal looked a bit too open when Tang Sha Xu came free, but Maria Reneros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, OZDEMIR FC's goalkeeper Ederono Vilardell had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pueblo Puerta. Maria Reneros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tang Sha Xu in the 16th minute of play. Maria Reneros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tang Sha Xu went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Maria Reneros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tang Sha Xu, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The supporters of AFC Viola Gigliati booed when OZDEMIR FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xu Guang Peng didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evangelista Ugarte in the 25th minute of play forced OZDEMIR FC's goalkeeper Ederono Vilardell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tang Sha Xu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Maria Reneros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes in the game Bertran Castejon did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Mario Mendoza. Maria Reneros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tang Sha Xu went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Tang Sha Xu might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maria Reneros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tang Sha Xu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 44th minute Tang Sha Xu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maria Reneros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. OZDEMIR FC were awarded a corner in the 48th minute after AFC Viola Gigliati's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Thomás Vollmar took the corner. The AFC Viola Gigliati players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. OZDEMIR FC were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tang Sha Xu to make the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Alvarez Marchamalo in the 53rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by OZDEMIR FC's Thomás Vollmar. Maria Reneros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tang Sha Xu in the 60th minute of play. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC Viola Gigliati's goalkeeper Maria Reneros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, AFC Viola Gigliati's Maria Reneros got control of the ball when Tang Sha Xu tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tang Sha Xu in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maria Reneros saved AFC Viola Gigliati from getting behind. AFC Viola Gigliati made a substitution. Hassan Yaren replaced Bertran Castejon. After 86 minutes AFC Viola Gigliati's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Thomás Vollmar who took care of the corner kick. In the 88th match minute, OZDEMIR FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xu Guang Peng to maneuver through the defense. Rene Sampedro made in the 90th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by AFC Viola Gigliati's Evarado Parada. Tang Sha Xu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maria Reneros having to make a save. With a little luck, AFC Viola Gigliati's Maria Reneros got control of the ball when Tang Sha Xu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Xu Guang Peng hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The OZDEMIR FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing OZDEMIR FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.