Friendly League

KONDOR ARENA
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cyryl Makomaski started the match with the kick off. Édouard Mendy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Saldanha in the 2nd minute of play. After 3 played minutes KONDOR FC got a freekick which was hit by Salomo Montandon. After a defensive mix-up in KONDOR FC's zone, Jago Štriker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Édouard Mendy came out of the goal and Jago Štriker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind KONDOR FC's goalkeeper Édouard Mendy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 11th minute Augusto Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Édouard Mendy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jago Štriker in the 12th minute of play forced KONDOR FC's goalkeeper Édouard Mendy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gracie Barra's Falcão Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Tipinski in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Saldanha in the 17th minute of play forced KONDOR FC's goalkeeper Édouard Mendy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Édouard Mendy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Saldanha in the 25th minute of the match. Augusto Saldanha scored 0-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Édouard Mendy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Augusto Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Édouard Mendy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Saldanha in the 30th minute of the match. Augusto Saldanha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Édouard Mendy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jago Štriker in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Édouard Mendy saved KONDOR FC from getting behind. Édouard Mendy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jago Štriker's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by KONDOR FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Thiago Silvan was slow to take the kick. During this time Gracie Barra's players had a chance to rest. Gracie Barra's Pedro Velloso was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Édouard Mendy in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Tolek Kochanowicz hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the match, KONDOR FC's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Saldanha came free, but Édouard Mendy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Falcão Cunha made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Cyryl Makomaski sent off a good shot on target. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jago Štriker made a kick off. Falcão Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tolek Kochanowicz in the 50th minute of the match. Augusto Saldanha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Édouard Mendy made a huge save. With his leg Édouard Mendy managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when Gracie Barra's Augusto Saldanha fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Édouard Mendy had great luck who in the 54thth minute grab hold of the ball when Jago Štriker from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 57th minute Augusto Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Édouard Mendy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 61 played minutes Gracie Barra got a freekick which was hit by Jamey Hankins. Gracie Barra's 柯锋真 was substituted for Jago Štriker. After 62 played minutes Gracie Barra got a freekick which was hit by Jamey Hankins. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind KONDOR FC's goalkeeper Édouard Mendy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 67th minute Gracie Barra were awarded a corner. Thiago Silvan went to the cornerflag to take it. Nilton Botelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Édouard Mendy having to interfere. With his leg Édouard Mendy managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when Gracie Barra's 柯锋真 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 77th minute, 柯锋真 made a precise shot to the right of Édouard Mendy. KONDOR FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Édouard Mendy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 柯锋真's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Édouard Mendy was a little too slow when Nilton Botelho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 90th minute. The score was now 0-6. The audience thought a goal was coming when 柯锋真 got free with Édouard Mendy in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nilton Botelho's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 94thth minute, Édouard Mendy skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Édouard Mendy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nilton Botelho went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Gracie Barra played a much better game than KONDOR FC and deserved their victory. The KONDOR FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.