Friendly League

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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kaja Kallas started the match with the kick off. Jiang Bing Ning made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Aimar in the 4th minute of play. Rossangeles's Jiang Bing Ning played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xie Yue Chao in the 9th minute of play. With a little luck, Los Galacticos's Zhu Xi got control of the ball when Rodri Palacios tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 15th minute Kaja Kallas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jiang Bing Ning saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Los Galacticos's Zhu Xi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Los Galacticos from getting a goal against them. Vito Linhares hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Los Galacticos's Zhu Xi got control of the ball when Rodri Palacios tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Aimar in the 25th minute of play forced Rossangeles's goalkeeper Jiang Bing Ning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodri Palacios in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zhu Xi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Gu Zhou Xiao hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute Kaja Kallas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jiang Bing Ning saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Los Galacticos getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Lu Hong hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the game, Rodri Palacios cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Zhu Xi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 37th match minute, Rossangeles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adriano Imperatore to maneuver through the defense. After 39 played minutes Los Galacticos got a freekick which was hit by Meng Zhan Yang. Jiang Bing Ning took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kaja Kallas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jiang Bing Ning stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kaja Kallas's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute Rodri Palacios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhu Xi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rodri Palacios to make the kick off. Jiang Bing Ning made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pablo Aimar in the 55th minute. Rodri Palacios blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zhu Xi having to make a save. Rossangeles's Jiang Bing Ning played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaja Kallas in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th match minute, Los Galacticos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilesindo Tarapiella to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute Xie Yue Chao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jiang Bing Ning saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zhu Xi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodri Palacios in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute Kaja Kallas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jiang Bing Ning saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Rossangeles's goal looked a bit too open when Kaja Kallas came free, but Jiang Bing Ning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaja Kallas in the 75th minute of play forced Rossangeles's goalkeeper Jiang Bing Ning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Rossangeles's goalkeeper Jiang Bing Ning had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pablo Aimar. The audience was convinced that Sílvio Luís Secco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zhu Xi was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. In the 80th minute, Vito Linhares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vito Linhares kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Los Galacticos's Kong Jing Kun got a free kick in the 88th minute. After a rather tough play, Los Galacticos's Lu Hong got a free kick in the 91st minute. Rossangeles made a substitution. Yu Bing Hong replaced Rodri Palacios. Lu Hong hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Rossangeles fans cheered their team off the field, for while Los Galacticos had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.