Friendly League

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Mikolaj Giertych shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Nerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agustin Gartzen hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Napoleon Lewicki made a great header on ..Villa Rugby Club..'s corner, it was just that Bancruz F.C's Ciro Nerio managed to reach the ball for a save. After 10 minutes of play, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Mikolaj Giertych made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ciro Nerio was left in no man's land by his defense there! 13 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Kang Ying Hai had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Turgay Hafi. Mikolaj Giertych's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ciro Nerio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bancruz F.C's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ramiro Lleir was slow to take the kick. During this time ..Villa Rugby Club..'s players had a chance to rest. The corner led ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Ramiro Lleir to fire away a dangerous shot which Ciro Nerio despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 20 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Arixo came free, but Kang Ying Hai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Turgay Hafi might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kang Ying Hai. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Turgay Hafi ran back to his position shaking his head. Kang Ying Hai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Turgay Hafi, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Turgay Hafi in the 26th minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Kang Ying Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Bancruz F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Mikolaj Giertych came free, but Ciro Nerio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mikolaj Giertych kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Turgay Hafi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kang Ying Hai. The goal made the score 1-2. In the 42nd minute Mikolaj Giertych shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Nerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luca Driver hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Turgay Hafi made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Geronimo Jaunti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Ramiro Lleir from long distance, 56 minutes into the match, got Ciro Nerio's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Turgay Hafi might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kang Ying Hai. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Turgay Hafi ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 59th minute Turgay Hafi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kang Ying Hai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ramiro Lleir hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Turgay Hafi in the 62nd minute of play. Kang Ying Hai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Turgay Hafi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute Turgay Hafi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kang Ying Hai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Mikolaj Giertych slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ciro Nerio. That made the score 1-3 after 84 minutes of play. Bancruz F.C's Andro Konsap was substituted for Carlos Borghi. Bancruz F.C made a substitution. Alfonso Tauro replaced Clodoveo Matro. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Olaf Cebula replaced Mikolaj Giertych. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Daavid Uitto replaced Cavad Lider. Kang Ying Hai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Çelikan Koçaş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kang Ying Hai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andro Konsap in the 96th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ..Villa Rugby Club.. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.