Friendly League

Roberto H. Pizzio
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sun Sang Bin kicked off to start the match. After 5 played minutes Astreix&ObelixSoccer got a freekick which was hit by Nat Firth. In the 7th minute, Peng Qi Chong ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arturo Lopez was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Arturo Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peng Qi Chong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute, Guido Gombal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's Arturo Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sacha Lilley in the 14th minute of play. Martyon Diehl made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hristo Stoiberg in the 16th minute. A collision led to Astreix&ObelixSoccer getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Osvaldo Alvarenga hit a great ball. Sun Sang Bin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 26 minutes into the match, Peng Qi Chong had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arturo Lopez. Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Peng Qi Chong was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ovadia Kraft during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ovadia Kraft hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute of the match Sacha Lilley shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arturo Lopez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Bruno Rolado struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Martyon Diehl didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gคгςђ๏Ŧค. Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's Ovadia Kraft got his second yellow card of the match in the 41st minute. The referee ordered Ovadia Kraft off the ground. In the 40th minute, one of Gคгςђ๏Ŧค:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Gคгςђ๏Ŧค. Through an outstanding action, after 47 minutes, Martyon Diehl successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Martyon Diehl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sun Sang Bin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Peng Qi Chong was the one to do the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Felipe Orzaize kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arturo Lopez. That made the score 0-3 in the 54 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peng Qi Chong in the 61st minute of play forced Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's goalkeeper Arturo Lopez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Astreix&ObelixSoccer made a substitution. Jakub Moizuk replaced Nat Firth. Astreix&ObelixSoccer made a substitution. Keith Backhouse replaced Cent Salomonsen. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dave Di Gregorio got free with Arturo Lopez in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 75 minutes into the match, Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's goal looked a bit too open when Dave Di Gregorio came free, but Arturo Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute Dave Di Gregorio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo Lopez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arturo Lopez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aaron Rambo in the 82nd minute. Arturo Lopez made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Felipe Orzaize sent off a good shot on target. In the 90th minute, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Felipe Orzaize ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arturo Lopez. Arturo Lopez yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. The Gคгςђ๏Ŧค fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Astreix&ObelixSoccer were clearly better and deserved to take the win.