Friendly League

X-files Arena
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bruno Moneda made the kick off which started today's match. Bruno Moneda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Palloketut's Arvo Salminen got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 9th play minute Romelu Lukaku came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Tristan Franquis. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Moneda in the 14th minute of play forced Palloketut's goalkeeper Yan Chong Sen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Palloketut's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Adrio Sobrido was slow to take the kick. During this time Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's players had a chance to rest. Wincent Kanczuszewski made a great header on Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's corner, it was just that Palloketut's Yan Chong Sen managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palloketut's goalkeeper Yan Chong Sen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 28 played minutes Imperio Catatumbo de Lara got a freekick which was hit by Liu Liang Gang. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romelu Lukaku in the 31st minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Tristan Franquis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yan Chong Sen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Moneda in the 34th minute of play. Palloketut's attentive Tommi Kangasmäki managed to snatch the ball when Wincent Kanczuszewski made a throw-in in the 36th minute of the game. Tristan Franquis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Voitto Nyrhinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After some careless play in the Palloketut defense, Bruno Moneda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yan Chong Sen. The Palloketut fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yan Chong Sen should have stopped the shot. After 45 minutes, Rikhard Elomo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palloketut and the Imperio Catatumbo de Lara players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Palloketut getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Rikhard Elomo hit a great ball. After 46 played minutes, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Adrio Sobrido shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Yan Chong Sen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Imperio Catatumbo de Lara reached it. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Romelu Lukaku stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bruno Moneda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Yan Chong Sen made a huge save. Bruno Moneda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Heino Helkamo came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Palloketut 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 Heino Helkamo couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Palloketut booed when Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Braulio Castulo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Imperio Catatumbo de Lara defense, Romelu Lukaku kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tristan Franquis. The Imperio Catatumbo de Lara fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tristan Franquis should have stopped the shot. Tristan Franquis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rikhard Elomo in the 69th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goal looked a bit too open when Romelu Lukaku came free, but Tristan Franquis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the game, Bonifaco Barril threw the ball into play from the sideline. Palloketut's Tommi Kangasmäki quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Tristan Franquis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romelu Lukaku in the 79th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goal looked a bit too open when Voitto Nyrhinen came free, but Tristan Franquis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Palloketut's Rikhard Elomo got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 90 played minutes Palloketut got a freekick which was hit by Tommi Kangasmäki. In the 95th minute Bruno Moneda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yan Chong Sen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Palloketut walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.