Friendly League

Saint Sophia Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kiliz Gonzáles made the kick off which started today's match. Saint Sophia's Nedas Gol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronnie Odell in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute, Pan Lin Zhen made a precise shot to the right of Nedas Gol. Saint Sophia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Pan Lin Zhen might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nedas Gol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pan Lin Zhen ran back to his position shaking his head. 7 minutes into the match, Saint Sophia's goal looked a bit too open when Pan Lin Zhen came free, but Nedas Gol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pablo Soto kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Pan Lin Zhen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nedas Gol having to make a save. Nedas Gol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pan Lin Zhen in the 13th minute of the match. A collision led to Saint Sophia getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Kiliz Gonzáles hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Saint Sophia's zone, Pan Lin Zhen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nedas Gol came out of the goal and Pan Lin Zhen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mané de Queiroz charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mané de Queiroz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 18 minutes into the game, one of Saint Sophia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ronnie Odell shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. When CRUZ DEL SUR's Pan Lin Zhen in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saint Sophia's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Saint Sophia's Saturnino Payten got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute, Pan Lin Zhen made a precise shot to the right of Nedas Gol. Saint Sophia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Pan Lin Zhen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nedas Gol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pan Lin Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pan Lin Zhen scored 0-3 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nedas Gol, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 32 minutes, Pan Lin Zhen made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Saint Sophia's Nedas Gol tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Nedas Gol didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pan Lin Zhen went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. 40 minutes into the game, Marcel Galarce was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saint Sophia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CRUZ DEL SUR the free kick. A collision led to Saint Sophia getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Marcel Galarce hit a great ball. Nedas Gol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pan Lin Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nedas Gol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Vidal, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Saint Sophia's Nedas Gol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Zorondo in the 47th minute of play. In the 48th minute Pan Lin Zhen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nedas Gol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half CRUZ DEL SUR were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pan Lin Zhen to strike the kick off in the second half. When Abundio Manzano came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the CRUZ DEL SUR 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 Abundio Manzano couldn't finish the play. Fabio Zorondo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th minute, CRUZ DEL SUR's Pan Lin Zhen ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nedas Gol. Nedas Gol yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. If Fabio Zorondo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute, Pan Lin Zhen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nedas Gol. The goal made the score 0-9. Saint Sophia's Nedas Gol proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Saint Sophia from getting a goal against them. In the 80th minute, Pan Lin Zhen made a precise shot to the right of Nedas Gol. Saint Sophia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-10. After a rather tough play, Saint Sophia's Saturnino Payten got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Fabio Zorondo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nedas Gol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pan Lin Zhen in the 89th minute of play. The supporters of CRUZ DEL SUR booed when Saint Sophia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saturnino Payten didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute, Pan Lin Zhen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CRUZ DEL SUR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. After some careless play in the Saint Sophia defense, Pan Lin Zhen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nedas Gol. The Saint Sophia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nedas Gol should have stopped the shot. CRUZ DEL SUR played a much better game than Saint Sophia and deserved their victory. The Saint Sophia players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.