Friendly League

José María Blanco
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Silvestre Gilen started the match with the kick off. Martín Herrera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhao Peng Yi in the 3rd minute of play. Martín Herrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhao Peng Yi in the 5th minute of the match. In the 7th minute Zhao Peng Yi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martín Herrera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Tres Lomas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zhao Peng Yi came free, but Martín Herrera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhao Peng Yi in the 11th minute of play forced Tres Lomas FC's goalkeeper Martín Herrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 11 played minutes Tres Lomas FC got a freekick which was hit by Enzo Pes. Martín Herrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gordy Uchiha in the 17th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the game, Freezerpool FC's Gordy Uchiha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Martín Herrera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zhao Peng Yi in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Martín Herrera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zhao Peng Yi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Martín Herrera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 25th minute of the game. One of Tres Lomas FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Freezerpool FC:s goal. In the 27th minute there was a penalty for Freezerpool FC. Zhou Chao Yu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Martín Herrera. 0-3. Enzo Pes charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enzo Pes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Tres Lomas FC's Enzo Pes got a free kick in the 31st minute. Zhao Peng Yi scored 0-4 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Martín Herrera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Zhao Peng Yi took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Martín Herrera. Martín Herrera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. The audience was convinced that Zhao Peng Yi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martín Herrera was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zhao Peng Yi in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Martín Herrera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 44th match minute, Freezerpool FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhou Chao Yu to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Zhao Peng Yi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martín Herrera was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gordy Uchiha was the one to do the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Adolfo Salomone in the 51st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Freezerpool FC's Lucio Cebo. In the 53rd minute Zhao Peng Yi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martín Herrera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhao Peng Yi in the 54th minute of play forced Tres Lomas FC's goalkeeper Martín Herrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was a well-played corner which Levanto Bolas managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Martín Herrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhao Peng Yi in the 62nd minute of the match. Zhao Peng Yi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Martín Herrera having to make a save. Martín Herrera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhao Peng Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Zhao Peng Yi took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Martín Herrera. Martín Herrera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Freezerpool FC's Virgilio Hermelando was substituted for Levanto Bolas. Robert Lewandowski took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Martín Herrera. Martín Herrera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. Martín Herrera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Lewandowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 93 minutes, Robert Lewandowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Freezerpool FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robert Lewandowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 95 minutes into the match, Tres Lomas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Lewandowski came free, but Martín Herrera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over Freezerpool FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Tres Lomas FC throughout the match.