Friendly League

Legend Killer
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Alpachiri AFC's Santiago Txilar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Roman Shantala stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ernie Kenney's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Ernie Kenney received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Roman Shantala came out and tried to block the shot, but Ernie Kenney slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 8th minute. Patricio Bartolome recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 19 minutes RKO AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cido Araújo who took care of the corner kick. RKO AFC's Fernando Felo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Leobardo in the 22nd minute of play. After 23 played minutes RKO AFC got a freekick which was hit by Åke Uggla. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Bartolome in the 24th minute of play forced RKO AFC's goalkeeper Fernando Felo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael Leobardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Fernando Felo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, RKO AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Leobardo came free, but Fernando Felo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Ernie Kenney kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Roman Shantala. That made the score 2-0 in the 33 minute of play. RKO AFC's Ernie Kenney got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ernie Kenney recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 40 minutes in the game Celso Jon did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Augusto Elequemedo. In the 41st minute, Loreto Carte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. RKO AFC's Fernando Felo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Txilar in the 47th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ernie Kenney made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Celso Jon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th minute, Patricio Bartolome ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fernando Felo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernie Kenney in the 64th minute of play forced Alpachiri AFC's goalkeeper Roman Shantala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 72 minutes, Ernie Kenney managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RKO AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ernie Kenney was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 76th minute, Ernie Kenney made a precise shot to the right of Roman Shantala. Alpachiri AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. After 80 played minutes RKO AFC got a freekick which was hit by Madeo Nadal. After 82 played minutes Alpachiri AFC got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Leobardo. 83 minutes into the match, Alpachiri AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ernie Kenney came free, but Roman Shantala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisito Abad in the 87th minute of play forced RKO AFC's goalkeeper Fernando Felo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Madeo Nadal kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. When Patricio Bartolome came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Alpachiri AFC 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 Patricio Bartolome couldn't finish the play. Alpachiri AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.