Friendly League

North Side
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Martyn Ginn started the match with the kick off. In the 4thth minute of the game Gilberto Lope who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C North's Matty Higginson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 6 played minutes La Scaloneta got a freekick which was hit by Alonzo Leheren. After 20 played minutes La Scaloneta got a freekick which was hit by Rogelio Heriberto. Gilberto Lope recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 24th minute of the match Evaristo Txaran sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Matty Higginson skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, F.C North's Stefan Chambers got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 26th match minute, F.C North was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Garry Garrett to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Lope in the 27th minute of play forced F.C North's goalkeeper Matty Higginson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, F.C North's Garry Garrett got a free kick in the 31st minute. If Filomeno Sidro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Gilberto Lope came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the La Scaloneta 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 Gilberto Lope couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Gilberto Lope's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matty Higginson was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. After 42 played minutes La Scaloneta got a freekick which was hit by Rogelio Heriberto. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Gilberto Lope made the kick off in the second half. Gilberto Lope recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, F.C North's Matty Higginson got control of the ball when Gilberto Lope tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barney Greenwood in the 61st minute of play forced La Scaloneta's goalkeeper Javier Rocio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the game, La Scaloneta's Gilberto Lope nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matty Higginson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. A collision led to La Scaloneta getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Alonzo Leheren hit a great ball. In the 76th minute Barney Greenwood shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier Rocio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barney Greenwood fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Rocio having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gilberto Lope in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matty Higginson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 82nd minute, Gilberto Lope reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Matty Higginson. The goal made the score 0-3. John Darby kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. La Scaloneta's Gilberto Lope got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 90 minutes into the game, Alfie Senior was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F.C North's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Scaloneta the free kick. A collision led to F.C North getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Alfie Senior hit a great ball. When the match was over La Scaloneta could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than F.C North throughout the match.