Friendly League

Giuseppe Bracone
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bánk Szigethy started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the Team Pogba defense, Bánk Szigethy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Micheal Hitchen. The Team Pogba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Micheal Hitchen should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Team Pogba defense, Bánk Szigethy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Micheal Hitchen. The Team Pogba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Micheal Hitchen should have stopped the shot. In the 11th minute, Antony Hotte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bochin club La Palmera's Dario Jacindo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurence Higson in the 15th minute of play. Cristo Mederi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Bochin club La Palmera's Bánk Szigethy got a free kick in the 19th minute. Spike Bean was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 23 minutes into the match. The supporters of Bochin club La Palmera booed when Team Pogba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Spike Bean didn't get a good kick on the ball. Micheal Hitchen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joaquin Montel in the 25th minute. A collision led to Team Pogba getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Jeff Barton hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute, Bochin club La Palmera's Bánk Szigethy dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. A collision led to Bochin club La Palmera getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Bánk Szigethy hit a great ball. Dario Jacindo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sonny Storry in the 37th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Team Pogba's Lee Grayson got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 43 minutes into the match, Team Pogba's goal looked a bit too open when Bánk Szigethy came free, but Micheal Hitchen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristo Mederi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Micheal Hitchen came out and tried to block the shot, but Cristo Mederi slotted it home off the left post making it 5-0 in the 45th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

Team Pogba made a substitution. Ronny Furlong replaced Laurence Higson. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jeff Barton to make the kick off. Micheal Hitchen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristo Mederi, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Bánk Szigethy scored 6-0 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Micheal Hitchen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 62 minutes into the game, Cristo Mederi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Micheal Hitchen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In a very dangerous position, a player in Team Pogba fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 68th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Bochin club La Palmera a penalty, 70 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mauricio Bladi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Team Pogba's Micheal Hitchen. 8-0. In the 72nd minute, Ciriaco Fernanco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bochin club La Palmera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. Micheal Hitchen came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Bochin club La Palmera's Bánk Szigethy. But to his dismay, Bánk Szigethy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 11-0. Dario Jacindo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sonny Storry in the 83rd minute. Team Pogba's Micheal Hitchen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristo Mederi in the 86th minute of play. After 87 minutes, Bánk Szigethy made it 12-0 with a short kick to the right side. Team Pogba's Micheal Hitchen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Bochin club La Palmera made a substitution. Remigio Mattin replaced Mauricio Bladi. If Ciriaco Fernanco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ciriaco Fernanco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Micheal Hitchen having to interfere. Malcolm Leather charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Malcolm Leather the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Team Pogba getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Malcolm Leather hit a great ball. The referee gave Bochin club La Palmera a penalty, 96 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Joaquin Montel, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Team Pogba's Micheal Hitchen. 13-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Bochin club La Palmera fully deserved thier win.