Friendly League

Bebbanburg Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, 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. Stacey Banning started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stacey Banning in the 5th minute of play forced Sajones F.C.'s goalkeeper Pastor Frantzes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eulalio Francesco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaias Sazon in the 8th minute of play. River tu grato nombre's Eulalio Francesco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaias Sazon in the 12th minute of play. River tu grato nombre's Stacey Banning got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 21 minutes into the match, Sajones F.C.'s Isaias Sazon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eulalio Francesco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sajones F.C.'s Pastor Frantzes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stacey Banning in the 23rd minute of play. Isaias Sazon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eulalio Francesco having to make a save. 31 minutes into the match, Sajones F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Stacey Banning came free, but Pastor Frantzes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pastor Frantzes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stacey Banning in the 43rd minute of play. In the 47th minute Stacey Banning shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Frantzes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Isaias Sazon to make the kick off. Pastor Frantzes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stacey Banning's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Pastor Frantzes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Presley in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 76th minute, River tu grato nombre's Stacey Banning dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Sajones F.C. made a substitution. Hugo Raitin replaced Isaias Sazon. Stacey Banning sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind River tu grato nombre's goalkeeper Eulalio Francesco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 86 minutes into the match, River tu grato nombre's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Raitin came free, but Eulalio Francesco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sajones F.C.'s Jakub Kiwior quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Garaona Aranguiz, made in the 90th minute of the game. After 90 played minutes Sajones F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Jakub Kiwior. After some careless play in the River tu grato nombre defense, Hugo Raitin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eulalio Francesco. The River tu grato nombre fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eulalio Francesco should have stopped the shot.