Friendly League

The Quiver
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tomb Raider FC's Pedro Luiz Cordeiro 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. 3 minutes into the match, Arrows Academy FC's Bryan Barron sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Pedro Meirelles narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ged Nightingale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Luiz Cordeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pedro Luiz Cordeiro in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ged Nightingale prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tomb Raider FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Filipe Abraão in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tomb Raider FC's goalkeeper João Pedro Meirelles, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luiz Cordeiro in the 13th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Pedro Luiz Cordeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ged Nightingale was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tomb Raider FC's goalkeeper João Pedro Meirelles, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Larry Ferrell who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of João Pedro Meirelles when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Grzegorz Piechna's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, João Pedro Meirelles skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Larry Ferrell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but João Pedro Meirelles made a huge save. Ged Nightingale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantijn Schoovaerts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Eugênio Mazza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tomb Raider FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Fabricio Enekoitz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but João Pedro Meirelles made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipe Abraão in the 29th minute of play forced Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Ged Nightingale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Larry Ferrell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but João Pedro Meirelles made a huge save. Tomb Raider FC's João Pedro Meirelles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Tomb Raider FC from getting a goal against them. 39 minutes into the match, Arrows Academy FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Luiz Cordeiro came free, but Ged Nightingale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Tomb Raider FC booed when Arrows Academy FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesús Solano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ged Nightingale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filipe Abraão in the 41st minute of play. With a little luck, Tomb Raider FC's João Pedro Meirelles got control of the ball when Grzegorz Piechna tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Larry Ferrell made a kick off. In the 50th minute, Larry Ferrell got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Arrows Academy FC's Larry Ferrell in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tomb Raider FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabricio Enekoitz in the 57th minute of play forced Tomb Raider FC's goalkeeper João Pedro Meirelles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Pedro Meirelles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabricio Enekoitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabricio Enekoitz in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck João Pedro Meirelles prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 63 minutes into the match, Tomb Raider FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabricio Enekoitz came free, but João Pedro Meirelles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Tomb Raider FC's Váldson Palmeira in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arrows Academy FC's goalie prevented a goal. Tomb Raider FC's Balthazar Minnen was substituted for Pedro Luiz Cordeiro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Balthazar Minnen in the 74th minute of play forced Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Ged Nightingale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filipe Abraão got free with Ged Nightingale in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Grzegorz Piechna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. João Pedro Meirelles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomb Raider FC's João Pedro Meirelles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Larry Ferrell in the 80th minute of play. Balthazar Minnen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ged Nightingale having to interfere. Filipe Abraão struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Ged Nightingale didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tomb Raider FC. Tomb Raider FC's João Pedro Meirelles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabricio Enekoitz in the 88th minute of play. Jesús Solano kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Tomb Raider FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.