Friendly League

The Quiver
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Evelio Pes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Marty Simpsons short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Reynaldo Stephen to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evelio Pes in the 7th minute of play. Larry Ferrells short, quick shot in the 8thth minute got Reynaldo Stephen to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Evelio Pes struck a weak shot in the 10th 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 Club Sportivo Italiano. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Marty Simpson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arrows Academy FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marty Simpson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reynaldo Stephen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Reynaldo Stephen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marty Simpson in the 21st minute of the match. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Reynaldo Stephen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ged Nightingale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theo Hayles, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 27th match minute, Club Sportivo Italiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sol Campbell to maneuver through the defense. After 28 played minutes Club Sportivo Italiano got a freekick which was hit by Basilio Araoz. Wen Jie Ting received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Reynaldo Stephen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marty Simpson got free with Reynaldo Stephen in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ged Nightingale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theo Hayles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the match, Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Reynaldo Stephen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marty Simpson. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Marty Simpson put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Reynaldo Stephen. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marty Simpson to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Larry Ferrell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arrows Academy FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Larry Ferrell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 58 minutes of play, Arrows Academy FC's Grzegorz Piechna made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Reynaldo Stephen was left in no man's land by his defense there! 62 minutes into the match, Club Sportivo Italiano's goal looked a bit too open when Wen Jie Ting came free, but Reynaldo Stephen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4-0 became the score in the 67th minute when Grzegorz Piechna elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Reynaldo Stephen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Larry Ferrell in the 70th minute of play. After some careless play in the Club Sportivo Italiano defense, Verne Young kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Reynaldo Stephen. The Club Sportivo Italiano fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Reynaldo Stephen should have stopped the shot. Evelio Pes hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Arrows Academy FC's Wen Jie Ting got a free kick in the 78th minute. After 79 played minutes Arrows Academy FC got a freekick which was hit by Jesús Solano. When Luisito Bikendi came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Club Sportivo Italiano fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Luisito Bikendi couldn't finish the play. Ged Nightingale made an important save on a dangerous shot by Theo Hayles in the 83rd minute. Ged Nightingale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evelio Pes, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 90 minutes into the game, Grzegorz Piechna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Reynaldo Stephen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Reynaldo Stephen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grzegorz Piechna's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. Arrows Academy FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.