Friendly League

Manfredi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Uriel Cordarrel started the match with the kick off. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Xie Bang Ang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uriel Cordarrel in the 9th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Uriel Cordarrel in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xie Bang Ang prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 9 minutes, Uriel Cordarrel made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Xie Bang Ang tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Roman Vachon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Haegg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Manfredi AFC's Uriel Cordarrel in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goalie prevented a goal. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kieran Listkowski was slow to take the kick. During this time Manfredi AFC's players had a chance to rest. Xie Bang Ang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Uriel Cordarrel in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Haegg in the 20th minute of play forced Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Roman Vachon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fausto Rafe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xie Bang Ang having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's zone, Fausto Rafe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xie Bang Ang came out of the goal and Fausto Rafe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Xie Bang Ang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Cordarrel in the 36th minute of play. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Xie Bang Ang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Rafe in the 38th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goalkeeper Xie Bang Ang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Uriel Cordarrel. The ARedonditos de Ricota CFK fans' excitement grew in the 43rd match minute when ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Robert Haegg 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 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 47 minutes into the match, ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goalkeeper Xie Bang Ang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Uriel Cordarrel. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Robert Haegg made the kick off in the second half. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 52nd minute of the game. One of Manfredi AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ARedonditos de Ricota CFK:s goal. Manfredi AFC:s Roman Vachon showed great skill when he stopped Robert Haegg:s penalty. In the 53rd minute, Robert Haegg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roman Vachon was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Rafe in the 56th minute of play forced ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goalkeeper Xie Bang Ang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Samuel Vela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manfredi AFC made a substitution. Filomeno Remir replaced Fausto Rafe. Manfredi AFC's Ladislao Mannie was substituted for Son Banana. In the 59th minute, Samuel Vela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st minute Emilio Gonzales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Vachon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Florentino Berasko slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Roman Vachon. That made the score 1-3 after 67 minutes of play. In the 74th minute of the game Victorino Edorta made a throw-in which Samuel Vela played forward. In the 75th minute Emilio Gonzales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Vachon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Manfredi AFC's zone, Emilio Gonzales stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roman Vachon came out of the goal and Emilio Gonzales tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clemente Beltran got free with Roman Vachon in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The throw-in from Samuel Vela in the 81st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Manfredi AFC's Kieran Listkowski. Xie Bang Ang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Mannie, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Roman Vachon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentino Berasko in the 91st minute of the match. Clemente Beltran could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Roman Vachon made a huge save. In the 96th minute Filomeno Remir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xie Bang Ang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roman Vachon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentino Berasko in the 98th minute of the match. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.