Friendly League

Pipon Pipon Field
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nicky Bryson started the match with the kick off. Jannes Ruttens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mickey Hammett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to C. A. Pipon Pipon getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Jose José hit a great ball. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Jannes Ruttens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Máximo Čapo in the 10th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Cesario Irazu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Piers Harris was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jannes Ruttens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sander Roeles in the 21st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as C. A. Pipon Pipon's Beto Montenegro slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Piers Harris. That made the score 2-0 after 27 minutes of play. 30 minutes into the match, Máximo Čapo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jannes Ruttens. C. A. Pipon Pipon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Máximo Čapo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in Team Pogba's zone, Cesario Irazu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Piers Harris came out of the goal and Cesario Irazu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 37th minute Max Budge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jannes Ruttens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd match minute, C. A. Pipon Pipon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicky Bryson to maneuver through the defense. Jannes Ruttens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sander Roeles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 minutes of play, Team Pogba's Sander Roeles made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jannes Ruttens was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 48 minutes, Sander Roeles made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Jannes Ruttens tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sander Roeles made a kick off. Jannes Ruttens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sander Roeles's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sander Roeles got free with Jannes Ruttens in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 62nd minute, Sander Roeles ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jannes Ruttens was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Jannes Ruttens successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by C. A. Pipon Pipon's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Máximo Čapo was slow to take the kick. During this time Team Pogba's players had a chance to rest. Jannes Ruttens made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Max Budge sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sander Roeles in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jannes Ruttens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jannes Ruttens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Max Budge in the 80th minute of the match. Jannes Ruttens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Máximo Čapo in the 81st minute. Cesario Irazu might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Piers Harris. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cesario Irazu ran back to his position shaking his head. C. A. Pipon Pipon made a substitution. Benito Morin replaced Al Whatley. Piers Harris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicky Bryson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Jonny Lindblom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th minute of the match Cristóvão Ortiz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Piers Harris skillfully saved the ball.