Friendly League

Hugo Omar Curto
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carl Downes kicked off to start the match. Tim Johnstone was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gaspar Dunixi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. Basilio Bixintxo hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Gaspar Dunixi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tim Johnstone was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. CACYFA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Atilano Jerico in the 21st minute. The corner ended in Gaspar Dunixi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Tigers's Tim Johnstone did a great save. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save The Tigers from getting a goal against them. When Tyrone Meehan came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the The Tigers 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 Tyrone Meehan couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Downes in the 37th minute of play forced CACYFA's goalkeeper Luis Quirce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, CACYFA's Gaspar Dunixi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. 46 minutes into the game, CACYFA's Gaspar Dunixi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tim Johnstone made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gaspar Dunixi to strike the kick off in the second half. Owen Noble hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 55thth minute of the game Gaspar Dunixi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Tigers's Tim Johnstone was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Gaspar Dunixi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tim Johnstone was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Tim Johnstone stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gaspar Dunixi's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspar Dunixi in the 62nd minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Gaspar Dunixi came free, but Tim Johnstone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to CACYFA getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Faustino Cuarto hit a great ball. The Tigers's Phil Clarke was substituted for Frankie Brookes. A collision led to CACYFA getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Faustino Cuarto hit a great ball. When CACYFA's Gaspar Dunixi in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Tigers's goalie prevented a goal. Xu Feng Wei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute Safet Jovanović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tim Johnstone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tim Johnstone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Czornomaz in the 80th minute of play. After 84 minutes of play, CACYFA's Adrian Czornomaz made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tim Johnstone was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Czornomaz in the 86th minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Czornomaz in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th minute Adrian Czornomaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tim Johnstone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Czornomaz in the 91st minute of play. Tim Johnstone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Czornomaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrian Czornomaz took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tim Johnstone. Tim Johnstone dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adrian Czornomaz in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tim Johnstone saved The Tigers from getting behind. For all the effort they put into the match, the The Tigers players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for CACYFA.