Friendly League

Iris Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Octavio Toribio got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Goo Goo Dolls's Olimpiu Dragnea got a free kick in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olimpiu Dragnea in the 5th minute of play forced MILTON f.c.'s goalkeeper Cliff Thomas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Goo Goo Dolls's Cacá Mangione sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cliff Thomas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by MILTON f.c.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Olimpiu Dragnea was slow to take the kick. During this time Goo Goo Dolls's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Goo Goo Dolls's Olimpiu Dragnea to fire away a dangerous shot which Cliff Thomas despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With his leg Cliff Thomas managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when Goo Goo Dolls's Cacá Mangione fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Orlando Jaunzuria hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the MILTON f.c. defense, Cacá Mangione kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cliff Thomas. The MILTON f.c. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cliff Thomas should have stopped the shot. 19 minutes into the match, Cacá Mangione had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cliff Thomas. MILTON f.c.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cacá Mangione was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind MILTON f.c.'s goalkeeper Cliff Thomas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Benjamin Cuss made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octavio Toribio in the 28th minute of play. Cliff Thomas was a little too slow when Olimpiu Dragnea got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 3-0. MILTON f.c.'s Cliff Thomas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matteo Gillis in the 37th minute of play. Cliff Thomas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olimpiu Dragnea, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. A hard shot 39 in the game by Olimpiu Dragnea from a close distance when the talented Cliff Thomas managed to make a qualified save. MILTON f.c.'s players were relieved. Goo Goo Dolls's Cacá Mangione got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cliff Thomas was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Olimpiu Dragnea capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Olimpiu Dragnea really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cacá Mangione was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Octavio Toribio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Benjamin Cuss was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cliff Thomas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cacá Mangione in the 55th minute of the match. Cliff Thomas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olimpiu Dragnea, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 60th minute, Olimpiu Dragnea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cliff Thomas was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. MILTON f.c.'s Alvaro Michael was substituted for Octavio Toribio. Goo Goo Dolls's Dom Rusby was substituted for Teddy Ball. In the 67th minute Matteo Gillis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cliff Thomas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute, Matteo Gillis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Goo Goo Dolls fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. In the 78thth minute of the game Cacá Mangione who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MILTON f.c.'s Cliff Thomas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Matteo Gillis took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cliff Thomas. Cliff Thomas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-1. Cliff Thomas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matteo Gillis in the 82nd minute of play. Goo Goo Dolls were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after MILTON f.c.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Olimpiu Dragnea took the corner. After taking down the ball on Goo Goo Dolls's corner Olimpiu Dragnea fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cliff Thomas quite easily take care of the ball. Goo Goo Dolls's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.