Friendly League

El Morro
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Albert King took the kick off in the first half of the match. Crystal Phallus's Vince Bannatyne proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Crystal Phallus from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Gonzalo Canto took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Vince Bannatyne to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gonzalo Canto got free with Vince Bannatyne in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Philip French sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute, Esteban Ballesteros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Albert King in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maximino Bear prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Iain Watkins might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maximino Bear. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iain Watkins ran back to his position shaking his head. Albert King scored 1-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maximino Bear, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 21 played minutes Navalito got a freekick which was hit by Romano Quevedo. If Russ Myers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Navalito getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Esteban Ballesteros hit a great ball. Navalito's Maximino Bear played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert King in the 26th minute of play. Maximino Bear took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brett Pye-Finch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute Iain Watkins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximino Bear saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vince Bannatyne made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Gonzalo Canto sent off a good shot on target. Maximino Bear made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albert King in the 40th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 43rd minute of the game. One of Crystal Phallus:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Navalito:s goal. Crystal Phallus:s Vince Bannatyne showed great skill when he stopped Felipe Bühler:s penalty. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arnau Venegas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Arnau Venegas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vince Bannatyne. Crystal Phallus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnau Venegas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Navalito's Maximino Bear proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Navalito from getting a goal against them. Vince Bannatyne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salbatore Eslava in the 62nd minute of the match. Jeremy Patterson's late challenge caught a Navalito's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jeremy Patterson helped the player get up and apologised. Jeremy Patterson kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Vince Bannatyne showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Ignacio Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Pedro Manuel Rivadeneira hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Navalito's Pedro Manuel Rivadeneira got a free kick in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnau Venegas in the 75th minute of play forced Crystal Phallus's goalkeeper Vince Bannatyne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Navalito's Jeraldo Gredig got a free kick in the 75th minute. Keith Sheppard kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Jeraldo Gredig left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Navalito fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 88th minute Jeraldo Gredig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vince Bannatyne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute Arnau Venegas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vince Bannatyne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francisco Ignacio Pereira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Vince Bannatyne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.