Friendly League

Redbourn Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Matthew Alavedra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Afiz Teo. Redbourn AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matthew Alavedra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 6thth minute of the game Ovidio Enaut who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When SABALEPLUS's Ovidio Enaut in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Redbourn AFC's goalie prevented a goal. After 11 played minutes SABALEPLUS got a freekick which was hit by Alípio Prates. After a rather tough play, Redbourn AFC's Samuel Yang got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 18th minute Matthew Alavedra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afiz Teo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bineesh Chee was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 20 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute, one of Redbourn AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Redbourn AFC. In the 21st minute there was a penalty for SABALEPLUS. Máximo Kirchner stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Afiz Teo. 0-2. Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ovidio Enaut in the 31st minute of play. After 32 played minutes SABALEPLUS got a freekick which was hit by Adam Penc. Santiago Toli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ryan Tan in the 34th minute of play. Ovidio Enaut sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When SABALEPLUS's Ovidio Enaut in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Redbourn AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Matthew Alavedra scored 0-3 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Afiz Teo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Matthew Alavedra was the one to do the kick off. After 53 minutes, Jasmin Jambrešić mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SABALEPLUS and the Redbourn AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Afiz Teo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ovidio Enaut in the 55th minute of the match. Afiz Teo made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Matthew Alavedra sent off a good shot on target. Ovidio Enaut had several of the Redbourn AFC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 61 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-4 score and a disappointed Afiz Teo as he didn't even see the shot coming. The audience was convinced that Ovidio Enaut's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Afiz Teo was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Ovidio Enaut fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afiz Teo having to interfere. With his leg Afiz Teo managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when SABALEPLUS's Matthew Alavedra fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 77 minutes into the match, Redbourn AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ovidio Enaut came free, but Afiz Teo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ovidio Enaut in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Afiz Teo saved Redbourn AFC from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matthew Alavedra got free with Afiz Teo in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Afiz Teo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matthew Alavedra in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute of the match SABALEPLUS got a corner. Redbourn AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hugo Santikurtz ran over to the corner to take the kick. 86 minutes into the match, SABALEPLUS's Ovidio Enaut sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Afiz Teo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. SABALEPLUS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hugo Santikurtz in the 88th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Ryan Tan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Redbourn AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ryan Tan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santiago Toli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 93rd minute SABALEPLUS were awarded a corner. Hugo Santikurtz went to the cornerflag to take it. Afiz Teo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matthew Alavedra in the 95th minute. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Matthew Alavedra put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Afiz Teo. The SABALEPLUS supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing SABALEPLUS would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.