Friendly League

The Clapham Oval
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. Cléberson Mendonça started the match with the kick off. Ennio Orsini came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Baby Snakes's Zackary Hunter. But to his dismay, Zackary Hunter quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When Cléberson Mendonça came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Clapham Rovers 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 Cléberson Mendonça couldn't finish the play. Nils Bohr scored 0-2 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ennio Orsini, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ron Tomkin made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Cléberson Mendonça sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Baby Snakes booed when Clapham Rovers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gavin Sedgemore didn't get a good kick on the ball. 17 minutes in the game Harvey Courtney did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Genílson Figueiredo. 19 minutes into the match, Nils Bohr notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Clapham Rovers's Ennio Orsini. Ennio Orsini was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Clapham Rovers's Justino Arixo got a free kick in the 24th minute. Claudio Ubeda struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Ennio Orsini didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Baby Snakes. If Zackary Hunter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Clapham Rovers's Ennio Orsini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zackary Hunter in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Nils Bohr ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ennio Orsini was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. In the 40th minute Nils Bohr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ennio Orsini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nils Bohr sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Clapham Rovers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Baby Snakes were winning 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teofilo Unai to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Clapham Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Zackary Hunter came free, but Ennio Orsini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Clapham Rovers's Ennio Orsini got control of the ball when Zackary Hunter tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ennio Orsini was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nils Bohr showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 60 minute of play. Teofilo Unai kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute. Though ot was a great shot Clapham Rovers's keeper Ennio Orsini was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Ron Tomkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Francisco Toscano in the 66th minute of the match. With a little luck, Clapham Rovers's Ennio Orsini got control of the ball when Teofilo Unai tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 69th minute, Zackary Hunter left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Baby Snakes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Baby Snakes's İnanç Özben was substituted for Nils Bohr. 73 minutes into the game, Kasey Griggs was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Clapham Rovers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Baby Snakes the free kick. A collision led to Clapham Rovers getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Kasey Griggs hit a great ball. After 74 played minutes Clapham Rovers got a freekick which was hit by Kasey Griggs. In the 76th minute, Kasey Griggs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kasey Griggs kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, İnanç Özben reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ennio Orsini. The goal made the score 0-8. In the 82nd minute, Gavin Sedgemore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ennio Orsini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İnanç Özben, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 83 minutes into the game, İnanç Özben cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-9. Ennio Orsini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Clapham Rovers's João Francisco Toscano in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Baby Snakes's goalie prevented a goal. In the 89th minute, İnanç Özben hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Unai in the 91st minute of play forced Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Ennio Orsini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute Zackary Hunter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ennio Orsini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Baby Snakes's zone, Justino Arixo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ron Tomkin came out of the goal and Justino Arixo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 96 minutes of play, Baby Snakes's Teofilo Unai made it 0-10 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ennio Orsini was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the final whistle sounded Baby Snakes left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Clapham Rovers.