Friendly League

Gerner Norstrand
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Quentin Francis took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Cascadia United getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Tamás Lovas hit a great ball. Alfredo Jago didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miguel Ángel Benito went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 8 minutes into the match, Cascadia United's Miguel Ángel Benito sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredo Jago narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 14 minutes into the match, Miguel Ángel Benito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfredo Jago. Naboonga OFF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miguel Ángel Benito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Wang Di Yi scored 0-4 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfredo Jago, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Ángel Benito in the 21st minute of play forced Naboonga OFF's goalkeeper Alfredo Jago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Miguel Ángel Benito made a precise shot to the right of Alfredo Jago. Naboonga OFF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. A collision led to Naboonga OFF getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Cornelio Nikola hit a great ball. In the 34th match minute, Naboonga OFF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvio Txerran to maneuver through the defense. The attack was good, but when Wang Di Yi in the 39th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Naboonga OFF's Alfredo Jago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tamás Lovas in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd match minute, Naboonga OFF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas George to maneuver through the defense. The Naboonga OFF players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cascadia United were winning 0-5.

In the 52nd match minute, Naboonga OFF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delmar Semeno to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the match, Cascadia United's Wang Di Yi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredo Jago narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd 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. Alfredo Jago breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 73 minutes into the game, Miguel Ángel Benito cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Alfredo Jago was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 76th match minute, Naboonga OFF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonatan Gonzales to maneuver through the defense. Leopold Greve succeeded in the game's 78th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-8. In the 81st minute, Miguel Ángel Benito left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cascadia United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 85th minute, when Cascadia United's Constantino Neto after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Alfredo Jago in Naboonga OFF's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. In the 86th match minute, Naboonga OFF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimiro Costante to maneuver through the defense. Alfredo Jago made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Miguel Ángel Benito sent off a good shot on target. 91 minutes into the game, Miguel Ángel Benito recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alfredo Jago. Miguel Ángel Benito showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-10. In the 96th 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. The Naboonga OFF fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Cascadia United were clearly better and deserved to take the win.