Friendly League

ALEMCA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the game, Maximo Mantzio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ALEMCA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Trifillia.FC the free kick. In the 3rd minute, Maximo Mantzio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Trifillia.FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Vaggelis Kalpis hit a great ball. A collision led to ALEMCA getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Nuno Freire hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jassem Al Khars in the 13th minute of play forced ALEMCA's goalkeeper Isidoro Darien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, ALEMCA's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Kakavetsis came free, but Isidoro Darien reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by ALEMCA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Feliciano Su was slow to take the kick. During this time Trifillia.FC's players had a chance to rest. ALEMCA's Isidoro Darien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vaggelis Kalpis in the 20th minute of play. Isidoro Darien made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Kakavetsis in the 24th minute of play. Hugo Ceandro took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ponciano De Pedro. Ponciano De Pedro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 32nd minute Christoforos Zografos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidoro Darien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Trifillia.FC's Ponciano De Pedro got control of the ball when Hugo Ceandro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Trifillia.FC's Ponciano De Pedro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Trifillia.FC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Trifillia.FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Thalis Pirimachos hit a great ball. Trifillia.FC's Ponciano De Pedro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Trifillia.FC from getting a goal against them. With his leg Ponciano De Pedro managed to avoid a goal in the 40thth minute, when ALEMCA's Hugo Ceandro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ponciano De Pedro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hugo Ceandro in the 42nd minute. 44 minutes into the match, ALEMCA's goal looked a bit too open when Jassem Al Khars came free, but Isidoro Darien reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Trifillia.FC's Ponciano De Pedro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximo Mantzio in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute Hugo Ceandro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ponciano De Pedro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jassem Al Khars to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Trifillia.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vaggelis Kalpis to maneuver through the defense. Maximo Mantzio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ponciano De Pedro having to make a save. After some careless play in the Trifillia.FC defense, Hugo Ceandro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ponciano De Pedro. The Trifillia.FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ponciano De Pedro should have stopped the shot. Ponciano De Pedro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximo Mantzio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 57 minutes Trifillia.FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jaime Ferrer who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jassem Al Khars in the 63rd minute of play forced ALEMCA's goalkeeper Isidoro Darien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isidoro Darien didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 72nd minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. After 76 minutes, Nuno Freire mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ALEMCA and the Trifillia.FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ALEMCA's Nuno Freire got a free kick in the 76th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jassem Al Khars got free with Isidoro Darien in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 91st minute, ALEMCA's Austin Galnares seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Austin Galnares the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ALEMCA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Austin Galnares had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ALEMCA! In the 93rd minute of the game, Trifillia.FC got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. In the 96th minute Roberto Otsoa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ponciano De Pedro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.