Friendly League

Vivant Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Balesio Arraz made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th match minute, Vivant was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Firmin Mendialdura to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Youri Van Der Talen in the 10th minute of play forced XSX F.C.'s goalkeeper Aron Rainea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clemente Cisneros got free with Aron Rainea in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 14th match minute, Vivant was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Youri Van Der Talen to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duda Barbosa in the 15th minute of play forced Vivant's goalkeeper A.J. 关平 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Larry Hallam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aron Rainea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hilário Bento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Balesio Arraz scored 0-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of A.J. 关平, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 33rd minute Hilário Bento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Rainea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abarrotz Varela hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. After 39 played minutes, Vivant's Youri Van Der Talen shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aron Rainea came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Vivant reached it. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by XSX F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Youri Van Der Talen was slow to take the kick. During this time Vivant's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, Vivant's Ştefan Iovan got a free kick in the 42nd minute. XSX F.C.'s Aron Rainea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hilário Bento in the 47th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Larry Hallam to make the kick off. In the 50th minute Larry Hallam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Rainea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 51st match minute, XSX F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Paulo Domingues to maneuver through the defense. XSX F.C.'s Aron Rainea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Larry Hallam in the 52nd minute of play. Balesio Arraz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. A.J. 关平 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marin Lipets received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Aron Rainea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aron Rainea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Larry Hallam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Paulo Domingues kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in XSX F.C.'s zone, Larry Hallam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aron Rainea came out of the goal and Larry Hallam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Vivant's Larry Hallam in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye XSX F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 75th minute, Larry Hallam left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vivant fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Aron Rainea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Larry Hallam, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hilário Bento in the 85th minute of play forced XSX F.C.'s goalkeeper Aron Rainea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Larry Hallam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Rainea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Larry Hallam in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aron Rainea saved XSX F.C. from getting behind. Larry Hallam recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.