Friendly League

KYRA STADIUM
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Jorge-Luis Borges started the match with the kick off. Jorge-Luis Borges kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Truman Harrington took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge-Luis Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute Eduardo Pires shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Truman Harrington saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute Eduardo Pires shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Truman Harrington saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, KYRA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Miguel came free, but Truman Harrington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorden Van Balen made in the 31st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Penuel Football Club's Cordara Creus. Aleksey Polosov was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 40 minutes into the match. After 40 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for KYRA FC! If Paskal Ayarza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Epifanio Gabrio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paskal Ayarza in the 47th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paskal Ayarza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Epifanio Gabrio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paskal Ayarza in the 52nd minute of play. Luis Miguel hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. 56 minutes into the match, KYRA FC's goalkeeper Truman Harrington had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eduardo Pires. Eduardo Pires who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 58thth minute tested the skills of Truman Harrington when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Hartz Orosco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Truman Harrington made a huge save. 62 minutes into the match, Jorge-Luis Borges dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Truman Harrington, 2-2. KYRA FC made a substitution. Saverio Regis replaced Aureliano Heriberto. 71 minutes into the match, Penuel Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Edmund Nocny came free, but Epifanio Gabrio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Penuel Football Club's Pastor Gilesindo was substituted for Hartz Orosco. After 73 played minutes Penuel Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Jorge-Luis Borges. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paskal Ayarza in the 75th minute of play forced Penuel Football Club's goalkeeper Epifanio Gabrio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, KYRA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chen Shi Ran came free, but Truman Harrington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paskal Ayarza scored 3-2 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Epifanio Gabrio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. KYRA FC's Truman Harrington played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nando Pereira in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th match minute, Penuel Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chen Shi Ran to maneuver through the defense. Truman Harrington took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cordara Creus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the match, Penuel Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Edmund Nocny came free, but Epifanio Gabrio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Truman Harrington showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chen Shi Ran, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 92nd minute, KYRA FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Chen Shi Ran fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 95th minute Paskal Ayarza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Gabrio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Penuel Football Club's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because KYRA FC had won, even though Penuel Football Club had held more of the ball.