Friendly League

The Camp No
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Desmond Patterson started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by César Nafría in the 3rd minute of play forced Creekers's goalkeeper Kip Connelly to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kip Connelly took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from César Nafría, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 18 in the game by Christopher Goss from a close distance when the talented Ramón Quiroga managed to make a qualified save. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's players were relieved. After 20 minutes, Christopher Goss made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Ramón Quiroga tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Kip Connelly made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Ortiz in the 22nd minute of play. Desmond Patterson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Creekers's Kip Connelly played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ereinotz Llorca in the 28th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by César Nafría during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's César Nafría got a free kick in the 30th minute. Creekers's Tommie Kirkpatrick got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 39 played minutes Creekers got a freekick which was hit by Ronnie Lott. Kip Connelly came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Manolito Flores. But to his dismay, Manolito Flores quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Kip Connelly didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ereinotz Llorca went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mark Ortiz to make the kick off. Kip Connelly showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Ortiz in the 51st minute of the match. Xurde Solana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kip Connelly having to interfere. Kip Connelly came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Manolito Flores. But to his dismay, Manolito Flores quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. After 60 played minutes F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA got a freekick which was hit by Gilen Adán. The crowd rose to their feet as F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Ereinotz Llorca slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kip Connelly. That made the score 1-5 after 62 minutes of play. Manolito Flores's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Kip Connelly firmly grabbed it by the left post. Kip Connelly made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from César Nafría in the 67th minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Creekers's goalkeeper Kip Connelly had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by César Nafría. Mark Ortizs short, quick shot in the 75thth minute got Kip Connelly to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 76 played minutes Creekers got a freekick which was hit by Christopher Goss. When Tommie Kirkpatrick fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Creekers's protests and gave Tommie Kirkpatrick a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Creekers getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Tommie Kirkpatrick hit a great ball. Kip Connelly was out of position in the 84 minute of play, and Ereinotz Llorca capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ereinotz Llorca really showed his touch with that goal: 1-7. Kip Connelly was a little too slow when César Nafría got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 87th minute. The score was now 1-8. In the 89th minute, Desmond Patterson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mark Ortiz got free with Kip Connelly in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 91 played minutes Creekers got a freekick which was hit by Christopher Goss. In the 92nd minute Mark Ortiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kip Connelly saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match was over F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Creekers throughout the match.