Friendly League

ARENA ACADÉMICA
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Jose Field started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Celino in the 3rd minute of play forced DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Vito Lange to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the game, Erasmo Celino recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vito Lange. Erasmo Celino showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Morgan Pugh hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 9 minutes into the match, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goal looked a bit too open when Honorio Lano came free, but Vito Lange reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Vincente in the 11th minute of play forced DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Vito Lange to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gonzalo Rico got free with Vito Lange in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Enrique Belasko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lawrence Eckert in the 16th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Lawrence Eckert ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enrique Belasko was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 18 played minutes GalA FC got a freekick which was hit by Honorio Ritchie. With 20 minutes on the clock, Honorio Lano commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 21st match minute, GalA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Honorio Lano to maneuver through the defense. After 22 played minutes GalA FC got a freekick which was hit by Flavio Vincente. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Pascal Sheldon couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 24th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for GalA FC. In the 25th minute, Marquis Hawthorne ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enrique Belasko was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. A hard shot 29 in the game by Flavio Vincente from a close distance when the talented Vito Lange managed to make a qualified save. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Celino in the 33rd minute of play forced DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Vito Lange to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pascal Sheldon lost his temper 36 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Pascal Sheldon kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Honorio Ritchie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Vito Lange made a huge save. Erasmo Celino scored 2-2 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vito Lange, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Erasmo Celino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO defense, Erasmo Celino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vito Lange. The DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vito Lange should have stopped the shot. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Vito Lange played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavio Vincente in the 59th minute of play. After 63 minutes of play, GalA FC's Erasmo Celino made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vito Lange was left in no man's land by his defense there! 66 minutes into the game, GalA FC's Honorio Ritchie nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vito Lange made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-2. 71 minutes into the game, Jose Field recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Enrique Belasko. Jose Field showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 6-3. Vito Lange came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by GalA FC's Erasmo Celino. But to his dismay, Erasmo Celino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-3. Vito Lange took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erasmo Celino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Honorio Ritchie in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vito Lange prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vito Lange made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Vincente in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd minute Israel Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vito Lange saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vito Lange came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by GalA FC's Honorio Ritchie. But to his dismay, Honorio Ritchie quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-3. In the 89th minute Erasmo Celino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vito Lange saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. GalA FC had won after a very even match.