Friendly League

KYRA STADIUM
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stacey Banning kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Stacey Banning had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Truman Harrington. KYRA FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stacey Banning was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 6th minute, Edmund Nocny ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eulalio Francesco was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 9 played minutes River tu grato nombre got a freekick which was hit by John Presley. River tu grato nombre's Eulalio Francesco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save River tu grato nombre from getting a goal against them. Pedro Augusto De Assis Moreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Truman Harrington tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 21 minutes into the game, River tu grato nombre's Stacey Banning nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Truman Harrington made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. A collision led to KYRA FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Mauro Bartolome hit a great ball. Eulalio Francesco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Nocny, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Felix Wedemeyer kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Stacey Banning sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 38 minutes into the match, KYRA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stacey Banning came free, but Truman Harrington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stacey Banning charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stacey Banning the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Stacey Banning sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After the first half River tu grato nombre were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Stacey Banning received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Truman Harrington came out and tried to block the shot, but Stacey Banning slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 53rd minute. Stacey Banning's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Truman Harrington read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. In the 58th minute River tu grato nombre were awarded a corner. Stacey Banning went to the cornerflag to take it. Eulalio Francesco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saverio Regis in the 61st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stacey Banning got free with Truman Harrington in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. KYRA FC made a substitution. Aureliano Heriberto replaced Saverio Regis. 69 minutes into the game, Jorge Walme was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KYRA FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave River tu grato nombre the free kick. After a rather tough play, KYRA FC's Jorge Walme got a free kick in the 69th minute. A collision led to KYRA FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Jorge Walme hit a great ball. In the 76th minute, Stacey Banning 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. In the 77th minute Edmund Nocny shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eulalio Francesco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stacey Banning's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Truman Harrington read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Jorge Walme kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Truman Harrington showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Augusto De Assis Moreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. River tu grato nombre's Stacey Banning 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 88th minute Paskal Ayarza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eulalio Francesco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 91 minutes, Stacey Banning managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. River tu grato nombre's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stacey Banning was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 94th minute, Pedro Augusto De Assis Moreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. River tu grato nombre's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.