Friendly League

ABUNDIO CASANOVA
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, 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. Jairo Malheiro started the match with the kick off. Radiohead Freaks Club's Kendall Roy quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Caetano Domingues, made in the 5th minute of the game. A collision led to Facopo FBPA getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Caetano Domingues hit a great ball. Jairo Malheiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Osvaldinho Moreno read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. 11 minutes into the game, Ilgaz Aydoğan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Thom Threepwood was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Osvaldinho Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Malheiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. The corner led Radiohead Freaks Club's Noe Seedorf to fire away a dangerous shot which Osvaldinho Moreno despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Milosz Wiater made in the 19th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Radiohead Freaks Club's Roger Bålström. Osvaldinho Moreno made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Jairo Malheiro sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Facopo FBPA getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Milosz Wiater hit a great ball. Ilgaz Aydoğan might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thom Threepwood. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ilgaz Aydoğan ran back to his position shaking his head. 35 minutes into the match, Facopo FBPA's goal looked a bit too open when Roger Bålström came free, but Osvaldinho Moreno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilgaz Aydoğan in the 38th minute of play forced Radiohead Freaks Club's goalkeeper Thom Threepwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thom Threepwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheng Ling Yang in the 39th minute of play. After 39 minutes, Jairo Malheiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Radiohead Freaks Club and the Facopo FBPA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Radiohead Freaks Club's Thom Threepwood played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhivko Húntev in the 43rd minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Facopo FBPA's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Moreno had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jairo Malheiro. After the first half Facopo FBPA were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zhivko Húntev was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Radiohead Freaks Club's goal looked a bit too open when Ilgaz Aydoğan came free, but Thom Threepwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd minute Jairo Malheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldinho Moreno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute, Cheng Ling Yang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Facopo FBPA's Hori Galli slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Thom Threepwood. That made the score 0-2 after 61 minutes of play. Radiohead Freaks Club's Thom Threepwood played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilgaz Aydoğan in the 65th minute of play. After 67 minutes Radiohead Freaks Club's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cheng Ling Yang who took care of the corner kick. In the 72nd minute, Hori Galli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thom Threepwood was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Radiohead Freaks Club's Beti Roman was substituted for Gazanfer Kelim. Radiohead Freaks Club made a substitution. Cayo Mario replaced Jairo Malheiro. Thom Threepwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilgaz Aydoğan in the 81st minute of play. In the 84th minute, Ali Kürşat Muhlis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Osvaldinho Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cayo Mario, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After taking down the ball on Radiohead Freaks Club's corner Noe Seedorf fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Osvaldinho Moreno quite easily take care of the ball. Roger Bålström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldinho Moreno having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Facopo FBPA's Dalmo Motta got a free kick in the 90th minute. Noe Seedorf, 91 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Osvaldinho Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cayo Mario in the 95th minute of the match. The Radiohead Freaks Club supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Facopo FBPA's performance. The match ended with a win for Facopo FBPA.