Friendly League

Milo Joyce Memorial
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Lv Zhou started the match with the kick off. Ke Qi made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Lv Zhou sent off a good shot on target. 8 minutes into the match, - HULKAS -'s Engin Akbatu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Loco Higuita narrowly saved just below the crossbar. - HULKAS -'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pontus Granlund in the 9th minute. A nice corner shot did that Uğur Araz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Loco Higuita quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 11 minutes into the match, - HULKAS -'s goal looked a bit too open when Lv Zhou came free, but Ke Qi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Engin Akbatu might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Loco Higuita. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Engin Akbatu ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Engin Akbatu in the 16th minute of play forced LOS BUITRES's goalkeeper Loco Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute, Adriano Talone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Loco Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Engin Akbatu, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute of the match - HULKAS - got a corner. LOS BUITRES's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pontus Granlund ran over to the corner to take the kick. Loco Higuita came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by - HULKAS -'s Engin Akbatu. But to his dismay, Engin Akbatu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Loco Higuita came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by - HULKAS -'s Engin Akbatu. But to his dismay, Engin Akbatu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. When - HULKAS -'s Engin Akbatu in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LOS BUITRES's goalie prevented a goal. Laurence Suggs got a throw-in 41 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Christian Kellbom. In the 42nd minute, Engin Akbatu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The - HULKAS - fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Loco Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Engin Akbatu, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Laurence Suggs hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lv Zhou in the 55th minute of play forced - HULKAS -'s goalkeeper Ke Qi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind LOS BUITRES's goalkeeper Loco Higuita, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ke Qi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavier Salazar in the 59th minute of the match. Loco Higuita was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Engin Akbatu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Engin Akbatu really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. With a little luck, LOS BUITRES's Loco Higuita got control of the ball when Engin Akbatu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Loco Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Engin Akbatu, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 72 minutes into the match, LOS BUITRES's goal looked a bit too open when Franz Corral came free, but Loco Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ke Qi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavier Salazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After 75 played minutes - HULKAS - got a freekick which was hit by Arnaldo Albano. LOS BUITRES's Narciso Socorro was substituted for Laurence Suggs. LOS BUITRES's Fan Xiang Kuan was substituted for Xavier Salazar. The supporters of - HULKAS - booed when LOS BUITRES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonard Lixandru didn't get a good kick on the ball. LOS BUITRES's attentive Narciso Socorro managed to snatch the ball when Hıncal Yeğiner made a throw-in in the 88th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Engin Akbatu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Loco Higuita. That made the score 0-5 in the 90 minute of play. The throw-in from Hıncal Yeğiner in the 95th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by LOS BUITRES's Narciso Socorro. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. - HULKAS - walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.