Friendly League

Pipon Pipon Field
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kelly Hopson kicked off to start the match. Clemente Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Maher in the 2nd minute of the match. After taking down the ball on Cosmos Soccer Club's corner Marcus Maher fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Clemente Armani quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyrus Crouch in the 5th minute of play forced C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalkeeper Clemente Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 played minutes Cosmos Soccer Club got a freekick which was hit by Marcus Maher. When Cosmos Soccer Club's Cyrus Crouch in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kelly Hopson in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruce Nesbitt saved Cosmos Soccer Club from getting behind. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Clemente Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cyrus Crouch in the 25th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, C. A. Pipon Pipon's goal looked a bit too open when Russ Thorne came free, but Clemente Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Clemente Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franklin Willingham in the 31st minute of play. Clemente Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cyrus Crouch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 38 played minutes Kelly Hopson rounded Cosmos Soccer Club's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. 41 minutes into the match, Cosmos Soccer Club's goal looked a bit too open when Kelly Hopson came free, but Bruce Nesbitt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute of the match C. A. Pipon Pipon got a corner. Cosmos Soccer Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jamel Cronshagen ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Jamel Cronshagen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bruce Nesbitt quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Clemente Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyrus Crouch in the 47th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cyrus Crouch to strike the kick off in the second half. Cosmos Soccer Club's Bruce Nesbitt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kelly Hopson in the 56th minute of play. Claude Tuttle hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Bruce Nesbitt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kelly Hopson's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kelly Hopson in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruce Nesbitt saved Cosmos Soccer Club from getting behind. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Bruce Nesbitt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rd minute Kelly Hopson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruce Nesbitt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcus Maher kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Bruce Nesbitt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kelly Hopson in the 68th minute of play. Clemente Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Russ Thorne, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Bruce Nesbitt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddie Henderson, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 76thth minute of the game Freddie Henderson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cosmos Soccer Club's Bruce Nesbitt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Freddie Henderson in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruce Nesbitt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Franklin Willingham fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cosmos Soccer Club's protests and gave Franklin Willingham a yellow card for diving instead. In the 77th minute, Franklin Willingham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Freddie Henderson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cosmos Soccer Club's Bruce Nesbitt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kelly Hopson in the 81st minute of play. Bruce Nesbitt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kelly Hopson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute Cyrus Crouch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kelly Hopson succeeded in the game's 90th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-0. Weldon Velasco kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. C. A. Pipon Pipon's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.