Friendly League

joe invernizzi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adamantios Geronimidis kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, SANTOS FC- FDFDF's Neil Mcinnes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristian Mergildo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. SANTOS FC- FDFDF's Erivaldo Catarinense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Silviano in the 14th minute of play. Cristian Mergildo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neil Mcinnes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Mergildo came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by SANTOS FC- FDFDF's Neil Mcinnes. But to his dismay, Neil Mcinnes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind C.A. LANUS's goalkeeper Cristian Mergildo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 41 minutes into the match, C.A. LANUS's goal looked a bit too open when Neil Mcinnes came free, but Cristian Mergildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Silviano in the 45th minute of play forced SANTOS FC- FDFDF's goalkeeper Erivaldo Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SANTOS FC- FDFDF were awarded a corner in the 47th minute after C.A. LANUS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Seçkin Ünlüol took the corner. The C.A. LANUS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SANTOS FC- FDFDF were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Neil Mcinnes made a kick off. Cristian Mergildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neil Mcinnes, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After 55 played minutes, SANTOS FC- FDFDF's Namık Kemal Kadrican shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cristian Mergildo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SANTOS FC- FDFDF reached it. Cristian Mergildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neil Mcinnes in the 56th minute of the match. In the 57th minute of the match SANTOS FC- FDFDF got a corner. C.A. LANUS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Seçkin Ünlüol ran over to the corner to take the kick. With an all-out effort, SANTOS FC- FDFDF's Cristian Mergildo threw himself towards the right post 62 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Neil Mcinnes, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 63rd minute SANTOS FC- FDFDF were awarded a corner. Seçkin Ünlüol went to the cornerflag to take it. 67 minutes into the match, SANTOS FC- FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Adamantios Geronimidis came free, but Erivaldo Catarinense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute, C.A. LANUS's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lleir Santiso fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 76th minute, Edvaldo Motta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. SANTOS FC- FDFDF made a substitution. Sun Sha Xiong replaced Lleir Santiso. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Neil Mcinnes in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristian Mergildo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Neil Mcinnes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cristian Mergildo came out and tried to block the shot, but Neil Mcinnes slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 82nd minute. After 86 played minutes SANTOS FC- FDFDF got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Teles. When Adamantios Geronimidis came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the C.A. LANUS 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 Adamantios Geronimidis couldn't finish the play. In the 89th minute Adamantios Geronimidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erivaldo Catarinense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Teles hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. SANTOS FC- FDFDF had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.