Friendly League

Denbar Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Grigoris Katsafanas started the match with the kick off. Kang Ying Hai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grigoris Katsafanas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th match minute, ..Villa Rugby Club.. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denver Phoenix to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ahmet Ceyhan İlmi in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kang Ying Hai prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 11 minutes into the game, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Mikolaj Giertych nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cătălin Ostoici made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The supporters of ..Villa Rugby Club.. booed when BuanaRaya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Ceyhan İlmi didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mikolaj Giertych in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cătălin Ostoici saved BuanaRaya from getting behind. Kang Ying Hai stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grigoris Katsafanas's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoris Katsafanas in the 21st minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Kang Ying Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the BuanaRaya defense, Mikolaj Giertych kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cătălin Ostoici. The BuanaRaya fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cătălin Ostoici should have stopped the shot. 29 minutes into the game, Mikolaj Giertych cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Cătălin Ostoici was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Grigoris Katsafanas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Kang Ying Hai made a huge save. Cătălin Ostoici took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikolaj Giertych, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeronimo Txatxu in the 37th minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Kang Ying Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, BuanaRaya's Fahl De Ligt got a free kick in the 44th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

..Villa Rugby Club..'s Aldo Zumiel quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Fahl De Ligt, made in the 51st minute of the game. Fahl De Ligt got a throw-in 52 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Meng Quan Han. In the 56th minute BuanaRaya were awarded a corner. Jeronimo Txatxu went to the cornerflag to take it. Mikolaj Giertychs short, quick shot in the 58thth minute got Cătălin Ostoici to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Kang Ying Hai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grigoris Katsafanas in the 61st minute of play. With a little luck, BuanaRaya's Cătălin Ostoici got control of the ball when Flavio Perez tried to sneak it across the goal line. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Carlos Saúl Menem replaced Mikolaj Giertych. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Enrique Gaur replaced Flavio Perez. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Cavad Lider replaced Jakob Källberg. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by BuanaRaya's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ramiro Lleir was slow to take the kick. During this time ..Villa Rugby Club..'s players had a chance to rest. Cătălin Ostoici showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Max Feldthaus, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After a rather tough play, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Max Feldthaus got a free kick in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeronimo Txatxu in the 89th minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Kang Ying Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. BuanaRaya were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after ..Villa Rugby Club..'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jeronimo Txatxu took the corner. The corner ended in Meng Quan Han almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai did a great save. Carlos Saúl Menem might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cătălin Ostoici. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlos Saúl Menem ran back to his position shaking his head. Carlos Saúl Menem might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cătălin Ostoici. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlos Saúl Menem ran back to his position shaking his head. When the final whistle went the supporters of ..Villa Rugby Club.. were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant BuanaRaya side.