Friendly League

Cereal Jets
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Val Lowery made the kick off which started today's match. When Val Lowery fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Moorefield AFC's protests and gave Val Lowery a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Vancouver Reds booed when Moorefield AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Val Lowery didn't get a good kick on the ball. Freddie Daniel made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Sima Marinković sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Moorefield AFC's zone, Macnelly Torres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Freddie Daniel came out of the goal and Macnelly Torres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Moorefield AFC defense, Macnelly Torres kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Freddie Daniel. The Moorefield AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Freddie Daniel should have stopped the shot. Freddie Daniel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sima Marinković in the 23rd minute. After a rather tough play, Moorefield AFC's Lee Delong got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Freddie Daniel had great luck who in the 35thth minute grab hold of the ball when Amédée Gillis from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. The corner ended in Macnelly Torres almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Moorefield AFC's Freddie Daniel did a great save. After a defensive mix-up in Moorefield AFC's zone, Sima Marinković stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Freddie Daniel came out of the goal and Sima Marinković tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sima Marinković was the one to do the kick off. Freddie Daniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sima Marinković, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 62nd minute, Sima Marinković left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vancouver Reds fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Freddie Daniel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nicolás Castillo went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Billy Oja recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emanuel Hawley kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Moorefield AFC's zone, Billy Oja stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Freddie Daniel came out of the goal and Billy Oja tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 74th minute, Nicolás Castillo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Freddie Daniel was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Nicolás Castillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Freddie Daniel having to interfere. After 84 played minutes Vancouver Reds got a freekick which was hit by Pang Jun. Moorefield AFC's Emanuel Hawley got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 87th minute, Nicolás Castillo made a precise shot to the right of Freddie Daniel. Moorefield AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. After 92 played minutes Moorefield AFC got a freekick which was hit by Lee Delong. 94 minutes into the match, Moorefield AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Macnelly Torres came free, but Freddie Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Freddie Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolás Castillo in the 95th minute of play. There was no doubt that Vancouver Reds were the better team. Vancouver Reds's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.