Friendly League

Trenchtown Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Mateo Piana started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in BobMarley's zone, Emiliano Velasco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victoriano Cordarell came out of the goal and Emiliano Velasco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fernando Selatse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateo Piana in the 5th minute of play. Victoriano Cordarell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinu Ivănescu in the 6th minute of play. A collision led to BobMarley getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Petru Bâru hit a great ball. Victoriano Cordarell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emiliano Velasco in the 9th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Emiliano Velasco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victoriano Cordarell was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Victoriano Cordarell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emiliano Velasco in the 12th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Emiliano Velasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victoriano Cordarell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Michael Corleone managed to get in a good position for a shot. Despidida AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Michael Corleone was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victoriano Cordarell breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 19th minute, Emiliano Velasco made a precise shot to the right of Victoriano Cordarell. BobMarley's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Victoriano Cordarell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emiliano Velasco's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emiliano Velasco in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Victoriano Cordarell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Despidida AFC fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when Despidida AFC's Emiliano Velasco looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Victoriano Cordarell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dinu Ivănescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, Dinu Ivănescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Victoriano Cordarell. BobMarley's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dinu Ivănescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The audience was convinced that Emiliano Velasco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victoriano Cordarell was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. After 36 minutes BobMarley's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Emanuel Lucila who took care of the corner kick. In the 37th minute Emiliano Velasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victoriano Cordarell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Despidida AFC's Fernando Selatse proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Despidida AFC from getting a goal against them. When Despidida AFC's Emiliano Velasco in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BobMarley's goalie prevented a goal. In the 42ndth minute of the game Emiliano Velasco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BobMarley's Victoriano Cordarell was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mateo Piana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Fernando Selatse made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 48 minutes, Mateo Piana took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Fernando Selatse to make any attempt to save it. The BobMarley players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Despidida AFC were winning 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emiliano Velasco made a kick off. When Emiliano Velasco came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Despidida AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Emiliano Velasco couldn't finish the play. In the 58th minute Bartolo Beltran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Selatse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emiliano Velasco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Despidida AFC's Kajetan Gdowik was substituted for Pastor Tino. In the 65th minute, Alvaro Raymond left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Despidida AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Victoriano Cordarell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Raymond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute of the match, Alvaro Raymond tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Victoriano Cordarell saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Despidida AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emanuel Lucila in the 70th minute. After 76 minutes of play, Despidida AFC's Alvaro Raymond made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victoriano Cordarell was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Meng Wei Bang fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BobMarley's protests and gave Meng Wei Bang a yellow card for diving instead. After 87 played minutes BobMarley got a freekick which was hit by Meng Wei Bang. With an all-out effort, Despidida AFC's Victoriano Cordarell threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alvaro Raymond, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Victoriano Cordarell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvaro Raymond's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. In the 93rd minute, BobMarley's Ahmet Göktuğ Sidal seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ahmet Göktuğ Sidal the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of BobMarley protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ahmet Göktuğ Sidal had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in BobMarley fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alvaro Raymond in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victoriano Cordarell saved BobMarley from getting behind. Petru Bâru scored 2-6 in the 99th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fernando Selatse, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Despidida AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.