Friendly League

Providence Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Miguel Ángel Benito kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quentin Francis in the 5th minute of play forced Cascadia United's goalkeeper Leonel Rocco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miguel Ángel Benito blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anton Björnberg having to make a save. After 16 minutes of play, Naboonga OFF's Javier Riguera made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leonel Rocco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Javier Riguera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Leonel Rocco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Conrado Ugaitz kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Guillermo Erosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonel Rocco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonel Rocco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Silban in the 37th minute of play. In the 40th minute Manuel Silban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonel Rocco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cascadia United's Leonel Rocco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quentin Francis in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Cascadia United made a substitution. Constantino Neto replaced Abel Neron. In the 56th minute, Miguel Ángel Benito 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. Leonel Rocco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Javier Riguera in the 59th minute. Anton Björnberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Ángel Benito in the 65th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Wang Di Yi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cascadia United's supporters rose to their feet, but Wang Di Yi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anton Björnberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Quentin Francis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Leonel Rocco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quentin Francis, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Miguel Ángel Benito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Björnberg having to interfere. Leonel Rocco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quentin Francis in the 79th minute of the match. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cascadia United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Quentin Francis was slow to take the kick. During this time Naboonga OFF's players had a chance to rest. Quentin Francis made a great header on Naboonga OFF's corner, it was just that Cascadia United's Leonel Rocco managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Guillermo Erosa in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonel Rocco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 81st minute, Cascadia United's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Javier Riguera fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 86th minute Quentin Francis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonel Rocco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonel Rocco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quentin Francis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the game, Cascadia United's Agustin Bittor nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anton Björnberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.