Friendly League

Manoel Schwartz
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ronaldinho Gaucho started the match with the kick off. Ronaldinho Gaucho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Einar Klysnov having to interfere. After 7 minutes of play, Seed Town West's Mai Quan Peng made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kepa Arrizabalaga was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mai Quan Peng's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kepa Arrizabalaga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Kepa Arrizabalaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Quan Peng in the 14th minute of play. After some careless play in the ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ defense, Mai Quan Peng kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kepa Arrizabalaga. The ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kepa Arrizabalaga should have stopped the shot. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ made a substitution. eAntonio Pardal replaced Ronaldinho Gaucho. In the 25th minute, Ging Root left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 31 minutes into the match, Mai Quan Peng notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Kepa Arrizabalaga. Kepa Arrizabalaga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 38 minutes into the match, Seed Town West's goalkeeper Einar Klysnov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ging Root. Seed Town West's Haroldo Napier got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Melquiades Eguerdi kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After the first half Seed Town West were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mai Quan Peng to make the kick off. Mai Quan Peng struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Kepa Arrizabalaga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seed Town West. Sven Herling's late challenge caught a ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sven Herling helped the player get up and apologised. Sven Herling kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Mai Quan Peng recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Seed Town West's Ercole Mancini managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Doriva Vaz in the 59 minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s zone, Mai Quan Peng stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kepa Arrizabalaga came out of the goal and Mai Quan Peng tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Seed Town West's Dé Bille was substituted for Fillip Sivananda. Seed Town West's Dan Vøge was substituted for Haroldo Napier. 70 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aytaç Sözen. Kepa Arrizabalaga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mai Quan Peng in the 73rd minute of the match. Kepa Arrizabalaga made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Dan Vøge sent off a good shot on target. Dan Vøge came free with the goalkeeper in the 76th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Kepa Arrizabalaga could save by the left post. In the 80th minute of the match Seed Town West got a corner. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Melquiades Eguerdi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Seed Town West's Einar Klysnov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ging Root in the 84th minute of play. Germán Casado hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Kepa Arrizabalaga was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mai Quan Peng showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 95 minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Seed Town West had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.