Friendly League

Manfredi
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Filomeno Remir started the match with the kick off. After 5 minutes, Leo Ortzi made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Liu Chen Jian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filomeno Remir in the 10th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Manfredi AFC's Cristobal Guillelmo got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 16th match minute, Brasil off was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dominick Van den Bossche to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Guido Mikolas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manfredi AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Guido Mikolas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Liu Chen Jian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st minute Filomeno Remir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liu Chen Jian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Hunfredo Hergueta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filomeno Remir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roman Vachon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Ortzi in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dominick Van den Bossche in the 33rd minute of play forced Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Roman Vachon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Filomeno Remir notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Brasil off's Liu Chen Jian. Liu Chen Jian was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Brasil off's Liu Chen Jian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Remir in the 44th minute of play. Makis Antoniadis charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Makis Antoniadis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Manfredi AFC's Makis Antoniadis got a free kick in the 45th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leo Ortzi to make the kick off. Virgilio Tajo kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Filomeno Remir managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manfredi AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Filomeno Remir was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Liu Chen Jian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Brasil off's Liu Chen Jian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 张延政 in the 63rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Manfredi AFC defense, Leo Ortzi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roman Vachon. The Manfredi AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roman Vachon should have stopped the shot. Manfredi AFC made a substitution. Ronald Ferenc replaced Guido Mikolas. After a rather tough play, Manfredi AFC's Cristobal Guillelmo got a free kick in the 73rd minute. 77 minutes into the match, Brasil off's goal looked a bit too open when Filomeno Remir came free, but Liu Chen Jian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Manfredi AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Ortzi came free, but Roman Vachon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brasil off's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dominick Van den Bossche in the 84th minute. Brasil off's Tabby Rua was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Roman Vachon in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Ortzi in the 86th minute of play forced Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Roman Vachon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute, Ladislao Mannie left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manfredi AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Roman Vachon was out of position in the 96 minute of play, and Leo Ortzi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Leo Ortzi really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Brasil off walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.