Friendly League

LA ESTANCIA
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jerry Lawler started the match with the kick off. Santos Mino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerry Lawler, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Fabio Monte's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 5thth minute, Will McMahon skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 5 minutes into the game, Fabio Monte lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Will McMahon. Will McMahon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabio Monte in the 8th minute. A very nice done corner allowed Conrado Frans to score against Will McMahon in Vancouver Reds's goal. 2-0 after 10 minutes. Hector Martxel kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute of the match Emir Iğdırlı sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Santos Mino skillfully saved the ball. After 20 played minutes Vancouver Reds got a freekick which was hit by Reuben Bunch. After 27 played minutes Northern California got a freekick which was hit by Timoteo Frisco. When Emir Iğdırlı came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Vancouver Reds 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 Emir Iğdırlı couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Conrado Frans in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Will McMahon saved Vancouver Reds from getting behind. Northern California's Santos Mino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apollinaire Gousse in the 34th minute of play. Santos Mino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerry Lawler, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The corner led Vancouver Reds's Emir Iğdırlı to fire away a dangerous shot which Santos Mino despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Apollinaire Gousse had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Santos Mino. Northern California's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Apollinaire Gousse was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Will McMahon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Heriberto in the 41st minute of play. Sergio Heriberto charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sergio Heriberto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Northern California's Sergio Heriberto got a free kick in the 44th minute. Vancouver Reds made a substitution. Nathan Descoteaux replaced Shelton Woodruff. Sergio Heriberto kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Hector Martxel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 47 minutes, Emir Iğdırlı managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vancouver Reds's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emir Iğdırlı was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fabio Monte was the one to do the kick off. Sergio Heriberto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 52nd match minute, Vancouver Reds was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Apollinaire Gousse to maneuver through the defense. Will McMahon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conrado Frans in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th minute, Apollinaire Gousse reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Santos Mino. The goal made the score 2-2. Northern California's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hector Martxel in the 60th minute. Santos Mino made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Jerry Lawler sent off a good shot on target. Apollinaire Gousse could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Santos Mino made a huge save. Will McMahon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Monte, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. A collision led to Vancouver Reds getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Frankie Carnes hit a great ball. Vancouver Reds's Will McMahon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervasio Isias in the 67th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabio Monte in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Will McMahon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Will McMahon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conrado Frans in the 73rd minute of play. In the 78th minute, Sergio Heriberto 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. Jerry Lawler kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Conrado Frans blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Will McMahon having to make a save. 87 minutes into the game, Frankie Carnes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Santos Mino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Will McMahon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabio Monte went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. Will McMahon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabio Monte's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. After 95 minutes, Fabio Monte made it 4-3 with a short kick to the right side. Vancouver Reds's Will McMahon tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.