Friendly League

HOWL
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. Marcus Harpsøe started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, O-TT-O's Otto Champ got control of the ball when Axl Rose tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axl Rose got free with Otto Champ in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 10 played minutes O-TT-O got a freekick which was hit by Niclas Gargas. A hard shot by Elias Mergildo from long distance, 11 minutes into the match, got Otto Champ's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to O-TT-O getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Jeppe Knold hit a great ball. Otto Champ made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerard Way in the 18th minute. Everardo Garoa kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Asmind Stelsrud took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 20th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Santos Hori. Howling Dawn U18's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 24th minute, Howling Dawn U18's Ildefonso Guter seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ildefonso Guter the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Howling Dawn U18 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ildefonso Guter had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Ildefonso Guter hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Howling Dawn U18's Erasmo Oskarbi was substituted for Romulo Palos. After 26 played minutes Howling Dawn U18 got a freekick which was hit by Ildefonso Guter. 27 minutes into the match, Howling Dawn U18's goal looked a bit too open when Asmind Stelsrud came free, but Santos Hori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Héctor-Raul Lopez de Toro notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Howling Dawn U18's Santos Hori. Santos Hori was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erasmo Oskarbi during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th minute, Erasmo Oskarbi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santos Hori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Harpsøe, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. 39 minutes in the game, Marcus Harpsøe dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Axl Rose to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Howling Dawn U18 getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Juan Bittor hit a great ball. In the 53rd minute Marcus Harpsøe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Hori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santos Hori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Héctor-Raul Lopez de Toro, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After 66 played minutes Howling Dawn U18 got a freekick which was hit by Uriel Lauren. O-TT-O's Hjalmar Bransholm was substituted for Niclas Gargas. A collision led to Howling Dawn U18 getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Uriel Lauren hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in O-TT-O's zone, Axl Rose stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Otto Champ came out of the goal and Axl Rose tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Howling Dawn U18 made a substitution. Baltasar Walme replaced Gerard Way. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Toke Herrig managed to get in a good position for a shot. O-TT-O's supporters rose to their feet, but Toke Herrig was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santos Hori breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to O-TT-O getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Toke Herrig hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Baltasar Walme in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Otto Champ prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Héctor-Raul Lopez de Toro in the 81st minute of play forced Howling Dawn U18's goalkeeper Santos Hori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Howling Dawn U18's goal looked a bit too open when Héctor-Raul Lopez de Toro came free, but Santos Hori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Baltasar Walme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Otto Champ was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. O-TT-O played a much better game than Howling Dawn U18 and deserved their victory. The Howling Dawn U18 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.