Friendly League

Ellis Park Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, • REGINA •'s goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael Domeka. Romeo Dominic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Al Bundy in the 6th minute of play. After a rather tough play, • REGINA •'s Meng Chuan Yong got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute Al Bundy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeo Dominic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the game, Al Bundy cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Romeo Dominic was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, • REGINA •'s Guillermo Ochoa got control of the ball when Rafael Domeka tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gilberto Gabirel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romeo Dominic was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. In the 16th match minute, SOUTH AFRICA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolf Roppel to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the match, SOUTH AFRICA's goal looked a bit too open when Al Bundy came free, but Romeo Dominic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guillermo Ochoa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Mel, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute • REGINA • were awarded a corner. Nunez Gonzo went to the cornerflag to take it. Nunez Gonzo made a great header on • REGINA •'s corner, it was just that SOUTH AFRICA's Romeo Dominic managed to reach the ball for a save. • REGINA •'s Guillermo Ochoa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save • REGINA • from getting a goal against them. In the 30th match minute, • REGINA • was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andres Suero to maneuver through the defense. Braulio Rocio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Guillermo Ochoa made a huge save. Rafael Domeka's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Guillermo Ochoa firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience was convinced that Gilberto Gabirel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romeo Dominic was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. 41 minutes into the match, • REGINA •'s goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Mel came free, but Guillermo Ochoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guillermo Ochoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvio Ted, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to SOUTH AFRICA getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Romeo Mel hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tiburcio Panfilo during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Guillermo Ochoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rolf Roppel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rafael Domeka stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, • REGINA •'s Rafael Marquez got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 54th minute of the match SOUTH AFRICA got a corner. • REGINA •'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rafael Domeka ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of • REGINA •'s goalie and right to Chen Jing Li. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. • REGINA •'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Romeo Mel in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Guillermo Ochoa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Romeo Mel put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Guillermo Ochoa. • REGINA •'s Guillermo Ochoa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artemio Jokin in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artemio Jokin in the 63rd minute of play forced • REGINA •'s goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute Elvio Ted shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guillermo Ochoa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute, Braulio Rocio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guillermo Ochoa was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Guillermo Ochoa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Mel, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artemio Jokin in the 72nd minute of play forced • REGINA •'s goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guillermo Ochoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artemio Jokin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute Gilberto Gabirel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeo Dominic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 77 minutes, Romeo Dominic successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Romeo Dominic made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilberto Gabirel in the 78th minute. 80 minutes into the match, • REGINA •'s goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Mel came free, but Guillermo Ochoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes in the game, Rafael Domeka dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. • REGINA •'s Julian Quiñones was substituted for Gilberto Gabirel. SOUTH AFRICA's Arsenio Oinatz was substituted for Chen Jing Li. Oscar Ruggieri hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the match, • REGINA •'s goal looked a bit too open when Artemio Jokin came free, but Guillermo Ochoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guillermo Ochoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 张洲荣, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th match minute, • REGINA • was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andres Suero to maneuver through the defense. • REGINA •'s Guillermo Ochoa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 张洲荣 in the 96th minute of play. SOUTH AFRICA were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.