Friendly League

255. Miroslav Klose
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Peter Blomkvist started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Arnoud de Pelsmakere made an important save on a dangerous shot by Peter Blomkvist in the 7th minute. When Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Peter Blomkvist in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cougars FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 10thth minute of the game Peter Blomkvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cougars FC's Arnoud de Pelsmakere was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Peter Blomkvist did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Arnoud de Pelsmakere 10 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Nesto in the 13th minute of play forced Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s goalkeeper Nicasio Abad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnoud de Pelsmakere made an important save on a dangerous shot by Peter Blomkvist in the 16th minute. Horia Păuceanu made in the 19th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Joel Enekoitz. In the 20th minute, Gerardo Nesto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cougars FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Gerardo Nesto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cougars FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerardo Nesto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicasio Abad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Peter Blomkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nicasio Abad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehat Kovaçi in the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehat Kovaçi in the 28th minute of play forced Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s goalkeeper Nicasio Abad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 30 minutes, Peter Blomkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Peter Blomkvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Nesto in the 31st minute of play forced Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s goalkeeper Nicasio Abad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnoud de Pelsmakere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Blomkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After a rather tough play, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Samuel Nava got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Arnoud de Pelsmakere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Blomkvist in the 45th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gerardo Nesto made a kick off. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Peter Blomkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ made a substitution. Kosmas Banasopoulos replaced Joel Enekoitz. Kosmas Banasopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnoud de Pelsmakere having to interfere. If Gerardo Nesto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute Wu Hao Xu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoud de Pelsmakere saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnoud de Pelsmakere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lei Jian Xiong, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 73rdth minute of the game Lei Jian Xiong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cougars FC's Arnoud de Pelsmakere was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cougars FC made a substitution. Steffen Gimlinge replaced Mehat Kovaçi. Cougars FC's Arnoud de Pelsmakere played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Hao Xu in the 82nd minute of play. Arnoud de Pelsmakere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Hao Xu in the 85th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Cougars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lei Jian Xiong came free, but Arnoud de Pelsmakere reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnoud de Pelsmakere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lei Jian Xiong in the 87th minute of the match. In the 91st minute Wu Hao Xu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoud de Pelsmakere saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.