Friendly League

Boothferry Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Leonardo Barros took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tim Johnstone. Tim Johnstone dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Tim Johnstone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilmar Camargo, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. When Carl Downes came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the The Tigers 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 Carl Downes couldn't finish the play. Igor Neto kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Tim Johnstone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Neto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When The Tigers's Carl Downes in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Green Squad FC's goalie prevented a goal. The The Tigers fans' excitement grew in the 16th match minute when The Tigers's Carl Downes 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. With a little luck, Green Squad FC's Ubaldo Fillol got control of the ball when Carl Downes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ubaldo Fillol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carl Downes in the 25th minute of the match. Vinnie Backhouse kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute of the match Green Squad FC got a corner. The Tigers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leonardo Barros ran over to the corner to take the kick. Green Squad FC's Leonardo Barros was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tim Johnstone in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Carl Downes got free in front of the goal in the 36th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Ubaldo Fillol was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Tim Johnstone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandrinho Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. When Vinnie Backhouse came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the The Tigers 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 Vinnie Backhouse couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinnie Backhouse in the 43rd minute of play forced Green Squad FC's goalkeeper Ubaldo Fillol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th match minute, Green Squad FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorival de Toledo to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Ubaldo Fillol managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when The Tigers's Carl Downes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The corner ended in Ian Farrell almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Green Squad FC's Ubaldo Fillol did a great save.

The wind increased when Carl Downes made the kick off in the second half. In the 54thth minute of the game Carl Downes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Green Squad FC's Ubaldo Fillol was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonardo Barros got free with Tim Johnstone in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 61st minute, Leonardo Barros reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tim Johnstone. The goal made the score 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Barros in the 72nd minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Green Squad FC booed when The Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tris Hedges didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Green Squad FC's Leonardo Barros tried to score from far away in the 75th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 80th match minute, Green Squad FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandrinho Barreto to maneuver through the defense. Ubaldo Fillol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carl Downes, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Tim Johnstone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonardo Barros in the 84th minute. Vinnie Backhouse kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Nilmar Camargo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Tim Johnstone made a huge save. When The Tigers's Carl Downes in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Green Squad FC's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carl Downes in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ubaldo Fillol prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.