Friendly League

HOWL
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alfred Pavia took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Romulo Palos could shoot a difficult shot in the 2nd minute, which Nathan Sant however easily saved by the left post. 14 minutes into the game, Juan Bittor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Howling Dawn U18's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Meerkats FC the free kick. In the 14th minute, Juan Bittor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Howling Dawn U18's Santos Hori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Pavia in the 15th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfred Pavia in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santos Hori prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Santos Hori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antoine Miggiani's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. After some careless play in the Meerkats FC defense, Romulo Palos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nathan Sant. The Meerkats FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nathan Sant should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axl Rose in the 21st minute of play forced Meerkats FC's goalkeeper Nathan Sant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21 played minutes Meerkats FC got a freekick which was hit by Timothy De Battista. Nathan Sant acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 22nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Uriel Lauren. In the 24th minute, Romulo Palos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Axl Rose in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nathan Sant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Godofredo Bordat during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 32 played minutes Howling Dawn U18 got a freekick which was hit by Godofredo Bordat. Nathan Sant made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Gerard Way sent off a good shot on target. Nathan Sant stood somewhat misplaced when Axl Rose came free in front of goal and shot 5-0 to the left of him in the 35 minute. When Axl Rose came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Howling Dawn U18 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Axl Rose couldn't finish the play. 41 minutes into the game, Howling Dawn U18's Axl Rose nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nathan Sant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. In the 44th minute, Romulo Palos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nathan Sant was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Axl Rose's late challenge caught a Meerkats FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Axl Rose helped the player get up and apologised. Axl Rose hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 7-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Axl Rose stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 58thth minute of the game Axl Rose who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Meerkats FC's Nathan Sant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 60 minutes, Axl Rose made it 9-0 with a short kick to the right side. Meerkats FC's Nathan Sant tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Nathan Sant came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Howling Dawn U18's Axl Rose. But to his dismay, Axl Rose quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-0. Juan Bittor took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nathan Sant. Nathan Sant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 11-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Bittor in the 75th minute of play forced Meerkats FC's goalkeeper Nathan Sant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Meerkats FC booed when Howling Dawn U18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uriel Lauren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Howling Dawn U18 made a substitution. Scott Weiland replaced Axl Rose. In the 77th minute, Uriel Lauren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfred Pavia was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 78th minute. Meerkats FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Ildefonso Guter kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. After having played for 81 minutes, Arthur Teuma managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Meerkats FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arthur Teuma was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Howling Dawn U18's Godofredo Bordat got his second yellow card of the match in the 86th minute. The referee ordered Godofredo Bordat off the ground. Godofredo Bordat hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Scott Weiland in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nathan Sant saved Meerkats FC from getting behind. Nathan Sant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Scott Weiland's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Howling Dawn U18 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Meerkats FC for a fine match.