Friendly League

Estadio Santa Gala
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ricki Gervais started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Teodosio Lain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bradley Longstaffe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Egg Chasers FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Franz Hardcastle hit a great ball. In the 6th minute of the match Saul Sugar sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bradley Longstaffe skillfully saved the ball. After 9 minutes of play, Tiburones Rojos's Teodosio Lain made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bradley Longstaffe was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricki Gervais in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fanis Bakosis saved Tiburones Rojos from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricki Gervais in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fanis Bakosis saved Tiburones Rojos from getting behind. Bradley Longstaffe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodosio Lain in the 18th minute of the match. After 19 played minutes Tiburones Rojos got a freekick which was hit by Teodosio Lain. Danny Booth hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Tiburones Rojos's Sixto Tristan got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricki Gervais in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fanis Bakosis saved Tiburones Rojos from getting behind. The corner led Egg Chasers FC's Vinnie Jones to fire away a dangerous shot which Fanis Bakosis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 33 minutes, Teodosio Lain mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tiburones Rojos and the Egg Chasers FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Teodosio Lain kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 36thth minute of the game Ricki Gervais who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tiburones Rojos's Fanis Bakosis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fanis Bakosis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ricki Gervais's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Teofilo Venceslao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Bradley Longstaffe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Egg Chasers FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Vinnie Jones hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute Ricki Gervais shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fanis Bakosis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Teodosio Lain was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sixto Tristan in the 52nd minute of play forced Egg Chasers FC's goalkeeper Bradley Longstaffe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 52 minutes into the game, Tiburones Rojos's Sixto Tristan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bradley Longstaffe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Teodosio Lain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bradley Longstaffe having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Saul Sugar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Vinnie Jones could shoot a difficult shot in the 58th minute, which Fanis Bakosis however easily saved by the left post. Tiburones Rojos's Fanis Bakosis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Tiburones Rojos from getting a goal against them. 84 minutes into the game, Gerardo Ederono was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tiburones Rojos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Egg Chasers FC the free kick. After 84 played minutes Tiburones Rojos got a freekick which was hit by Gerardo Ederono. Tiburones Rojos made a substitution. Feliberto Argina replaced Teodosio Lain. Gerardo Ederono kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Tiburones Rojos's Fanis Bakosis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricki Gervais in the 90th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ricki Gervais's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fanis Bakosis was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Tiburones Rojos's Fanis Bakosis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricki Gervais in the 96th minute of play. The Tiburones Rojos players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.