Friendly League

Battlefield Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nicolae Petrulean started the match with the kick off. Nicolae Petrulean succeeded in the game's 10th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. 16 minutes into the match, Joe Herring notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Vaccean Warriors's Dante Chapel. Dante Chapel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as Vaccean Warriors's Nicolae Petrulean slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jerry Lodge. That made the score 2-2 after 24 minutes of play. Dante Chapel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joe Herring in the 27th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicolae Petrulean in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jerry Lodge saved Valencia C.F. from getting behind. 34 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Jerry Lodge had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicolae Petrulean. 35 minutes into the game, Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Chapel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. In the 41st minute of the match, Nicolae Petrulean got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jerry Lodge was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Nicolae Petrulean's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jerry Lodge read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute of the match Vaccean Warriors got a corner. Valencia C.F.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Telo Papo ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Telo Papo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jerry Lodge quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joe Herring stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vaccean Warriors's Lazaro Gabas quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ricardo Arias, made in the 61st minute of the game. 62 minutes into the match, Nicolae Petrulean had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jerry Lodge. Valencia C.F.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicolae Petrulean was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. Joe Herring blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Chapel having to make a save. Dante Chapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joe Herring, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolae Petrulean in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute Joe Herring shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Chapel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Nicolae Petrulean came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Vaccean Warriors 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 Nicolae Petrulean couldn't finish the play. 77 minutes into the match, Vaccean Warriors's Tano Di Paolo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jerry Lodge narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joe Herring sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 79th minute of the match, Joe Herring tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dante Chapel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 5-3 when Telo Papo sped through Valencia C.F.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jerry Lodge. Joe Herring blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Chapel having to make a save. With a little luck, Vaccean Warriors's Dante Chapel got control of the ball when Joe Herring tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jerry Lodge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tano Di Paolo in the 87th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Vaccean Warriors's zone, Joe Herring stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Chapel came out of the goal and Joe Herring tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yuan Wei Han sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Vaccean Warriors fans cheered their team off the field, for while Valencia C.F. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.