Friendly League

Arena Eduardo Máximo
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. Hans Dalström started the match with the kick off. Homer Gol struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Aaron Tanti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Simoneta FC. Aaron Tanti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Homer Gol's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. The supporters of Simoneta FC booed when Eleven Young Elephants was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severino Bueno didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aaron Tanti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hans Dalström, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. A collision led to Eleven Young Elephants getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Qu Peng Kang hit a great ball. In the 13th minute Zlatko Zahovič shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Mannuel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Eleven Young Elephants getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Darren Carabott hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, Eleven Young Elephants's goal looked a bit too open when Homer Gol came free, but Aaron Tanti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Simoneta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Bueno came free, but Julian Mannuel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Severino Bueno, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 23 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Julian Mannuel was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. A hard shot 27 in the game by Severino Bueno from a close distance when the talented Julian Mannuel managed to make a qualified save. Simoneta FC's players were relieved. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Homer Gol in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aaron Tanti prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 30 minutes into the match, Severino Bueno notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Simoneta FC's Julian Mannuel. Julian Mannuel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Severino Bueno hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Homer Gol in the 41st minute of play. When Darren Carabott came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Eleven Young Elephants 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 Darren Carabott couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Simoneta FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Hans Dalström hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Darren Carabott might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julian Mannuel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Darren Carabott ran back to his position shaking his head. After 52nd play minutes Severino Bueno shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Julian Mannuel and just under the crossbar into goal. With his leg Aaron Tanti managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Simoneta FC's Hans Dalström fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vilmos Szikora charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vilmos Szikora the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Eleven Young Elephants booed when Simoneta FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Melchor Oxel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julian Mannuel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Bueno, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 67th minute, Severino Bueno made a precise shot to the right of Julian Mannuel. Simoneta FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Julian Mannuel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Bueno, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. When Homer Gol came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Simoneta 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 Homer Gol couldn't finish the play. In the 81st minute, Severino Bueno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eleven Young Elephants fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. After 86 minutes Eleven Young Elephants's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Melchor Oxel who took care of the corner kick. Cecilio Quiroga made a great header on Simoneta FC's corner, it was just that Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti managed to reach the ball for a save. Severino Bueno scored 6-0 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julian Mannuel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aaron Tanti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Santiago Pello in the 92nd minute. There was no doubt that Eleven Young Elephants were the better team. Eleven Young Elephants's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.