Friendly League

MartuMar Center
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Octavio Toribio took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cheb Yacef came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by MILTON f.c.'s Octavio Toribio. But to his dismay, Octavio Toribio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Howard Lovecraft in the 16th minute of play forced MILTON f.c.'s goalkeeper Cliff Thomas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wertian S Salvinorins's goalkeeper Cheb Yacef, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cheb Yacef showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavio Toribio, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 25 minutes into the match, Wertian S Salvinorins's goal looked a bit too open when Onyewuchi Obikwelu came free, but Cheb Yacef reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cliff Thomas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugeniusz Olchowy, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. MILTON f.c.'s Cliff Thomas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryszard Kiepski in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute Eugeniusz Olchowy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cliff Thomas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eugeniusz Olchowy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Cliff Thomas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Octavio Toribio who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Cheb Yacef when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When MILTON f.c.'s Onyewuchi Obikwelu in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wertian S Salvinorins's goalie prevented a goal. Howard Lovecraft charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Howard Lovecraft the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 45 played minutes Wertian S Salvinorins got a freekick which was hit by Howard Lovecraft. Octavio Toribios short, quick shot in the 48thth minute got Cheb Yacef to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With his leg Cheb Yacef managed to avoid a goal in the 48thth minute, when MILTON f.c.'s Octavio Toribio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eugeniusz Olchowy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Eugeniusz Olchowy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wertian S Salvinorins's supporters rose to their feet, but Eugeniusz Olchowy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cliff Thomas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Wertian S Salvinorins getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Howard Lovecraft hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Onyewuchi Obikwelu in the 56th minute of play forced Wertian S Salvinorins's goalkeeper Cheb Yacef to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Luciano Tartalo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MILTON f.c.'s Cliff Thomas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugeniusz Olchowy in the 63rd minute of play. Julian Pozorski kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Cliff Thomas made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Ryszard Kiepski sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Wertian S Salvinorins's Howard Lovecraft got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute, Wertian S Salvinorins's Eugeniusz Olchowy ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cliff Thomas. Cliff Thomas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. MILTON f.c.'s Cliff Thomas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugeniusz Olchowy in the 78th minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, MILTON f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvaro Michael to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the match, Wertian S Salvinorins's Ryszard Kiepski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cliff Thomas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The MILTON f.c. fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when MILTON f.c.'s Onyewuchi Obikwelu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 89th minute, Roque Roa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Onyewuchi Obikwelu might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cheb Yacef. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Onyewuchi Obikwelu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 95th minute, Wertian S Salvinorins's Eugeniusz Olchowy ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cliff Thomas. Cliff Thomas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.