Friendly League

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Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Belton Gruer took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Rosendo Juvenal 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. In the 6th minute, Belton Gruer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elias Elorri was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belton Gruer in the 10th minute of play forced Almeyra F.C.'s goalkeeper Elias Elorri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Almeyra F.C.'s Elias Elorri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elliot Stockwin in the 11th minute of play. Buchanan Starling hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Elias Elorri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elliot Stockwin in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elliot Stockwin in the 17th minute of play forced Almeyra F.C.'s goalkeeper Elias Elorri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elias Elorri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elliot Stockwin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esteban Laurentzi kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Belton Gruer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Knaggel FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rosendo Juvenal in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Howard Stafford saved Knaggel FC from getting behind. In the 23rd minute, Lawrance Hinwood hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute, Elliot Stockwin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Knaggel FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Almeyra F.C.'s Elias Elorri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Belton Gruer in the 31st minute of play. Rosendo Juvenal struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Howard Stafford didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Almeyra F.C.. Almeyra F.C.'s Elias Elorri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reese Richard in the 34th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Knaggel FC's Reese Richard got a free kick in the 35th minute. Elias Elorri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elliot Stockwin, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Knaggel FC's zone, Rosendo Juvenal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Howard Stafford came out of the goal and Rosendo Juvenal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Almeyra F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Knaggel FC were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rosendo Juvenal to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Rosendo Juvenal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Howard Stafford saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Belton Gruer dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Elias Elorri, 0-4. Elias Elorri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belton Gruer in the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belton Gruer in the 64th minute of play forced Almeyra F.C.'s goalkeeper Elias Elorri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Almeyra F.C.'s goalkeeper Elias Elorri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Buchanan Starling. Elias Elorri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reese Richard in the 66th minute. Belton Gruer kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Belton Gruer made a precise shot to the right of Elias Elorri. Almeyra F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Elliot Stockwin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Elias Elorri firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Buchanan Starling in the 82nd minute of play forced Almeyra F.C.'s goalkeeper Elias Elorri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Almeyra F.C.'s Elias Elorri got control of the ball when Elliot Stockwin tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rosendo Juvenal in the 93rd minute of play forced Knaggel FC's goalkeeper Howard Stafford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Knaggel FC's Howard Stafford played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosendo Juvenal in the 94th minute of play. A collision led to Knaggel FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Reese Richard hit a great ball. With a little luck, Almeyra F.C.'s Elias Elorri got control of the ball when Elliot Stockwin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Knaggel FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.