Friendly League

Toro Martinez
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Günther Doty got the match started through his kick off. Fernando Selatse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tytus Orling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Despidida AFC's goalkeeper Fernando Selatse, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fernando Selatse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Günther Doty in the 10th minute of play. Alvaro Raymond fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Abad having to interfere. In the 17th minute Günther Doty shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Selatse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chinese CJ Youth Academy were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Despidida AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wincent Jaroch took the corner. The corner ended in Wincent Jaroch almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Despidida AFC's Fernando Selatse did a great save. David Abad made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alvaro Raymond in the 23rd minute. In the 25th minute, Alvaro Raymond reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of David Abad. The goal made the score 1-0. Fernando Selatse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Günther Doty in the 30th minute of play. Gabriel Silban made in the 36th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Ancho Branca. After 40 minutes of play, Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Günther Doty made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fernando Selatse was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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.

In the 51st minute, Alvaro Raymond 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. 53 minutes into the match, Despidida AFC's goalkeeper Fernando Selatse had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucjan Falkiewicz. With a little luck, Despidida AFC's Fernando Selatse got control of the ball when Tytus Orling tried to sneak it across the goal line. David Abad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Raymond in the 59th minute of play. Fernando Selatse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Günther Doty, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After having played for 68 minutes, Alvaro Raymond managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Despidida AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvaro Raymond was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Despidida AFC's Dinu Ivănescu was substituted for Ancho Branca. Fernando Selatse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Günther Doty in the 74th minute of the match. Chinese CJ Youth Academy's David Abad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dinu Ivănescu in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Oliver Rizzo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute, Günther Doty ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fernando Selatse was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Dinu Ivănescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Günther Doty took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fernando Selatse. Fernando Selatse dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. 94 minutes into the game, Despidida AFC's Emiliano Velasco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. David Abad made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Chinese CJ Youth Academy walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.