Friendly League

Ciudad de Batán
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. Acácio Nogueira started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper Man Fish had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Acácio Nogueira. Man Fish came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by AC Batán's Acácio Nogueira. But to his dismay, Acácio Nogueira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper Man Fish, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Konrad Wielkopolski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 19 minutes into the match, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goal looked a bit too open when Acácio Nogueira came free, but Man Fish reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acácio Nogueira in the 26th minute of play forced Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper Man Fish to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 played minutes AC Batán got a freekick which was hit by Enzo-Nicolás Perez. Ni Le Zheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Quintela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute, Maxim Tilea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ni Le Zheng was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 34 minutes into the match, AC Batán's Acácio Nogueira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Man Fish narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Hao Fan Yong got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Acácio Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 43rd minute of the match, Acácio Nogueira tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Man Fish saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ni Le Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mai Shu Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Acácio Nogueira struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Man Fish didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Batán.

After 56 minutes of play, AC Batán's Acácio Nogueira made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Man Fish was left in no man's land by his defense there! 59 minutes into the match, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goal looked a bit too open when Acácio Nogueira came free, but Man Fish reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, AC Batán's Acácio Nogueira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Man Fish narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 64 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AC Batán! Acácio Nogueira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 71 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goal looked a bit too open when Mai Shu Yang came free, but Ni Le Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Acácio Nogueira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Man Fish read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Man Fish played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Acácio Nogueira in the 79th minute of play. When Konrad Wielkopolski came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the AC Batán 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 Konrad Wielkopolski couldn't finish the play. AC Batán's Ni Le Zheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hao Fan Yong in the 83rd minute of play. Ni Le Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hao Fan Yong, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 89th minute, Maxim Tilea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arrebimba o Malho SLB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. After 94 played minutes AC Batán got a freekick which was hit by Konrad Wielkopolski. Ni Le Zheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxim Tilea in the 95th minute of the match. Man Fish took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cido Cardozo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 99 minutes Arrebimba o Malho SLB's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cristoforo Di Ruscio who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Cristoforo Di Ruscio got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Man Fish quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The Arrebimba o Malho SLB players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.