Friendly League

Sleepy Hollow
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. Hermengildo Maura started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Chupingo el Pame's goalkeeper Russ Schultz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to The Handsome Wizards UTD getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Claudio Antonangeli hit a great ball. In the 10th minute, Claudio Antonangeli made a precise shot to the right of Russ Schultz. Chupingo el Pame's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Claudio Antonangeli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Russ Schultz having to make a save. Claudio Antonangelis short, quick shot in the 18thth minute got Russ Schultz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to The Handsome Wizards UTD getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. CJ Townsley hit a great ball. After having played for 22 minutes, Hipolito Ignado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chupingo el Pame's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hipolito Ignado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hermengildo Maura might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcial Cisquella. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hermengildo Maura ran back to his position shaking his head. When The Handsome Wizards UTD's Claudio Antonangeli, in the 36th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for The Handsome Wizards UTD. If CJ Townsley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Handsome Wizards UTD's attentive Zak Beckford managed to snatch the ball when Pablo Txaran made a throw-in in the 44th minute of the game. After 45 minutes, CJ Townsley mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Handsome Wizards UTD and the Chupingo el Pame players grew even worse after the yellow card. Claudio Antonangeli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Russ Schultz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Claudio Antonangeli made a kick off. After 58 played minutes The Handsome Wizards UTD got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Antonangeli. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chupingo el Pame's goalkeeper Russ Schultz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Handsome Wizards UTD's attentive Zeng Bin Nan managed to snatch the ball when Pablo Txaran made a throw-in in the 67th minute of the game. Claudio Antonangeli hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Russ Schultz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from CJ Townsley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Russ Schultz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from CJ Townsley in the 75th minute of the match. In the 80th minute CJ Townsley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Russ Schultz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 83 minutes, Claudio Antonangeli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Handsome Wizards UTD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudio Antonangeli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 84 played minutes The Handsome Wizards UTD got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Antonangeli. Claudio Antonangeli scored 2-0 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Russ Schultz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Handsome Wizards UTD's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.