Friendly League

Milo Joyce Memorial
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) LOS BUITRES's Lv Zhou 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. 3 minutes into the match, LOS BUITRES's goal looked a bit too open when 孙强庭 came free, but Loco Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lv Zhou in the 7th minute of play forced Wool United's goalkeeper 杜烨康 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Lv Zhou notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Wool United's 杜烨康. 杜烨康 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Xavier Salazar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 杜烨康 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. In the 21st minute 孙强庭 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loco Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, 孙强庭 notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of LOS BUITRES's Loco Higuita. Loco Higuita was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 26 minutes into the match, LOS BUITRES's goal looked a bit too open when 傅鹏适 came free, but Loco Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Wool United's zone, Xavier Salazar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 杜烨康 came out of the goal and Xavier Salazar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. LOS BUITRES's Loco Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 傅鹏适 in the 34th minute of play. After 35 played minutes LOS BUITRES got a freekick which was hit by Leonard Lixandru. In the 37th match minute, LOS BUITRES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonard Lixandru to maneuver through the defense. Loco Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 傅鹏适 in the 38th minute of the match. 39 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Wool United's 傅鹏适 fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The supporters of Wool United booed when LOS BUITRES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adriano Talone didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute 傅鹏适 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loco Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Wool United's zone, Lv Zhou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 杜烨康 came out of the goal and Lv Zhou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 44 minutes into the game, Xavier Salazar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. 杜烨康 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

LOS BUITRES's Loco Higuita proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save LOS BUITRES from getting a goal against them. 傅鹏适 kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 55thth minute. Though ot was a great shot LOS BUITRES's keeper Loco Higuita was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xavier Salazar in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 杜烨康 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Argyris Skentzos in the 60th minute of play forced LOS BUITRES's goalkeeper Loco Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Loco Higuita made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Argyris Skentzos sent off a good shot on target. In the 67th minute Xavier Salazar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 杜烨康 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute 傅鹏适 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loco Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, 傅鹏适 put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Loco Higuita. LOS BUITRES made a substitution. Narciso Socorro replaced Laurence Suggs. Wool United's 范崇博 was substituted for 俞希昆. Wool United made a substitution. 郑宁星 replaced 孙强庭. Wool United's 杜烨康 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lv Zhou in the 83rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, LOS BUITRES's Rachid Baba Ali Ali Riza got a free kick in the 87th minute. Loco Higuita didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 傅鹏适 went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. 杜烨康 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lv Zhou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of LOS BUITRES booed when Wool United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. 何昆博 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wool United's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.