Friendly League

Estadio CQC
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Román Riquelme started the match with the kick off. When Joaquin Ponc came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Al-Femur FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joaquin Ponc couldn't finish the play. Ramon Domiku showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hakan Ünsal, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. The supporters of LanParty booed when Al-Femur FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Román Riquelme didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kleanthis Tripitsidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesus Pepillo having to interfere. Jesus Pepillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bonifacio Cheche in the 14th minute of play. In the 19th minute LanParty were awarded a corner. Mariano Hulberto went to the cornerflag to take it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Román Riquelme in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ramon Domiku prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by LanParty's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ted van Zijp was slow to take the kick. During this time Al-Femur FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Ted van Zijp almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but LanParty's Ramon Domiku did a great save. Ramon Domiku showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bonifacio Dimo, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. If Joaquin Ponc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felix Marino kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. A collision led to Al-Femur FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Joaquin Ponc hit a great ball. 41 minutes into the match, Al-Femur FC's goalkeeper Jesus Pepillo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kleanthis Tripitsidis. In the 47th minute, Kleanthis Tripitsidis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jesus Pepillo. The goal made the score 1-0. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kleanthis Tripitsidis to make the kick off. 58 minutes into the game, Mariano Hulberto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LanParty's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Al-Femur FC the free kick. After 61 played minutes Al-Femur FC got a freekick which was hit by Román Riquelme. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gualterio Onofre during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Al-Femur FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Gualterio Onofre hit a great ball. Al-Femur FC's Urbano Chuse was substituted for Joaquin Ponc. Al-Femur FC's Nicolás Tagliafico was substituted for Ted van Zijp. 72 minutes into the match, Al-Femur FC's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Román came free, but Jesus Pepillo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute, Juan Román 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 audience was convinced that Kleanthis Tripitsidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jesus Pepillo was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. LanParty's Lorenzo Flores was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jesus Pepillo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 85th match minute, Al-Femur FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorino Vimaro to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 91 minutes, Bonifacio Cheche managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LanParty's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bonifacio Cheche was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 95 minutes into the match, LanParty's goal looked a bit too open when Román Riquelme came free, but Ramon Domiku reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Román's late challenge caught a Al-Femur FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juan Román helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, LanParty's Juan Román got a free kick in the 97th minute. Al-Femur FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.