Friendly League

Darwen Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Delmar Garikoitz started the match with the kick off. Cleto Omero hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Gagriel in the 8th minute of play forced Darwen's goalkeeper Brendon Edworthy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brendon Edworthy came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by alfa's Leopoldo Gagriel. But to his dismay, Leopoldo Gagriel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. If Leopoldo Gagriel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Inocencio Oidor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ty Turnbull in the 17th minute of the match. A collision led to Darwen getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Abraham Bartlett hit a great ball. If Rupert Boothroyd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leopoldo Gagriel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leopoldo Gagriel in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Brendon Edworthy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 32nd minute, Calum Ward hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute, Leopoldo Gagriel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eusebio Erroman during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, alfa's Eusebio Erroman got a free kick in the 36th minute. 37 minutes into the match, alfa's goalkeeper Inocencio Oidor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ty Turnbull. 37 minutes into the match, Ty Turnbull dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Inocencio Oidor, 1-1. The supporters of Darwen booed when alfa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusebio Erroman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Denzil Connell's shot from long distance in the 43rd minute was not bad at all, but alfa's Inocencio Oidor knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Brendon Edworthy came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by alfa's Leopoldo Gagriel. But to his dismay, Leopoldo Gagriel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Brendon Winstanley to make the kick off. Inocencio Oidor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brendon Winstanley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ed Kenworthy took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Inocencio Oidor. Inocencio Oidor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. 56 minutes into the game, Leopoldo Gagriel recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Brendon Edworthy. Leopoldo Gagriel showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. Cleto Omero kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Inocencio Oidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denzil Connell in the 59th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Delmar Garikoitz took a quick shot and it went in 2-4 without a chance for Brendon Edworthy to make any attempt to save it. Darwen's Brendon Edworthy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Gagriel in the 68th minute of play. alfa's Inocencio Oidor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ty Turnbull in the 70th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Darwen's Abraham Bartlett got a free kick in the 70th minute. After some careless play in the alfa defense, Ty Turnbull kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Inocencio Oidor. The alfa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Inocencio Oidor should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Brendon Winstanley in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Inocencio Oidor saved alfa from getting behind. Brendon Winstanley scored 4-4 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Inocencio Oidor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Inocencio Oidor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Bartlett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute Abraham Bartlett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Oidor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.