Friendly League

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Redbourn AFC's Ryan Tan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Elpidio Francis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 8 minutes into the match, Redbourn AFC's goalkeeper Afiz Teo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elpidio Francis. Afiz Teo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo Gabon in the 10th minute of play. Afiz Teo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Francis in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute of the match ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a corner. Redbourn AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Everardo Cordarell ran over to the corner to take the kick. Arnaldo Gabon's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Afiz Teo firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 20th minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Afiz Teo. Afiz Teo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Francis in the 22nd minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Alexander Pieng came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Francis in the 31st minute of play forced Redbourn AFC's goalkeeper Afiz Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryan Tan in the 32nd minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Redbourn AFC's goalkeeper Afiz Teo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elpidio Francis. After 35 minutes, Everardo Cordarell mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA and the Redbourn AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Redbourn AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Elpidio Francis fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After a rather tough play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Arnaldo Gabon got a free kick in the 47th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samuel Yang during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 51st minute, Samuel Yang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 55 minutes of play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Afiz Teo was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristides Asteri in the 60th minute of play forced Redbourn AFC's goalkeeper Afiz Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Redbourn AFC's goalkeeper Afiz Teo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 70 minutes into the match, Redbourn AFC's goal looked a bit too open when André Monclús came free, but Afiz Teo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Afiz Seng hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's André Monclús sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Afiz Teo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 78 minutes Redbourn AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Everardo Cordarell who took care of the corner kick. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Redbourn AFC's goalkeeper Afiz Teo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zacarias Osorio made in the 81st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Redbourn AFC's Alexander Pieng. Afiz Teo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Monclús in the 83rd minute of play. Olle Snell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Aristides Asteri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Afiz Teo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Aristides Asteri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Afiz Teo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, André Monclús notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo. Afiz Teo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Redbourn AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.