Friendly League

Alfredo Di Stéfano
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. Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán made a precise shot to the right of Ciro Nerio. Bancruz F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The audience was convinced that Turgay Hafi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ariel Mourelatos was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. 15 minutes in the game Bruce Cornforth did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán. After some careless play in the Bancruz F.C defense, Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ciro Nerio. The Bancruz F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ciro Nerio should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Turgay Hafi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ariel Mourelatos. That made the score 1-2 in the 28 minute of play. In the 35th minute, Turgay Hafi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bancruz F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Zhelyazko Balakov got a throw-in 41 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Turgay Hafi.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Turgay Hafi to make the kick off. Turgay Hafi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ariel Mourelatos having to interfere. The throw-in from Wang Hai in the 53rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Bancruz F.C's Carlos Arixo. After a rather tough play, Amboy FC's Wang Hai got a free kick in the 57th minute. Turgay Hafi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Amboy FC made a substitution. Christiano Castro replaced Black Dragon. Amboy FC's Roberto Rodriguez was substituted for Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán. Turgay Hafi struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Ariel Mourelatos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bancruz F.C. When Turgay Hafi came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Bancruz F.C 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 Turgay Hafi couldn't finish the play. Bancruz F.C made a substitution. Çelikan Koçaş replaced Turgay Hafi. Ariel Mourelatos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Çelikan Koçaş, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Roberto Rodriguez took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Ciro Nerio to make any attempt to save it. 80 minutes into the match, Amboy FC's goal looked a bit too open when Çelikan Koçaş came free, but Ariel Mourelatos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bancruz F.C's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Carlos Arixo in the 81st minute. A nice corner shot did that Carlos Arixo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ariel Mourelatos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ariel Mourelatos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfonso Tauro in the 85th minute of play. With a little luck, Bancruz F.C's Ciro Nerio got control of the ball when Roberto Rodriguez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ciro Nerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Alberto Abascal in the 90th minute of play. The Bancruz F.C supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Amboy FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Amboy FC.