Friendly League

Tafari Makonnen
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. Derick Murry started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Silverio Liberto could shoot a difficult shot in the 5th minute, which Ross Buchanan however easily saved by the left post. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Atala Bačo in the 6th minute. A nice corner shot did that Atala Bačo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ross Buchanan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Slower Lower FC's goalkeeper Ross Buchanan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Atala Bačo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Derick Murry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Long Sen Jing having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernan Tulio in the 17th minute of play forced Slower Lower FC's goalkeeper Ross Buchanan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Slower Lower FC's Ross Buchanan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernan Tulio in the 18th minute of play. Silverio Liberto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Atala Bačo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Ross Buchanan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernan Tulios short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Ross Buchanan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 24th minute, Fernan Tulio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ross Buchanan. The goal made the score 1-0. Ross Buchanan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernan Tulio in the 28th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Silverio Liberto could shoot a difficult shot in the 28th minute, which Ross Buchanan however easily saved by the left post. After taking down the ball on La Tribuna Tambien Juega's corner Adolfo Qwinton fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ross Buchanan quite easily take care of the ball. Long Sen Jing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Derick Murry, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Silverio Liberto's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Ross Buchanan skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Long Sen Jing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Hickman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jörn Emmel's late challenge caught a La Tribuna Tambien Juega's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jörn Emmel helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Slower Lower FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Jörn Emmel hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fernan Tulio to strike the kick off in the second half. Slower Lower FC's Ross Buchanan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernan Tulio in the 62nd minute of play. Fernan Tulio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Fernan Tulio in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Slower Lower FC's goalie prevented a goal. If Silverio Liberto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ross Buchanan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernan Tulio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Long Sen Jing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Hickman, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Atilano Muc kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. 94 minutes into the match, Fernan Tulio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ross Buchanan. Slower Lower FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernan Tulio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After having played for 97 minutes, Aron Wassenius managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aron Wassenius was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. La Tribuna Tambien Juega had won after a very even match.