Friendly League

Nestor C. Kirchner
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. Sebastian Käller started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Ruquense FC's zone, Sebastian Käller stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. François-Xavier Dionnet came out of the goal and Sebastian Käller tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Käller's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but François-Xavier Dionnet was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. 7 minutes into the match, Sebastian Käller had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of François-Xavier Dionnet. Ruquense FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastian Käller was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvano Bide in the 10th minute of play forced Kind of Blue's goalkeeper Wilhelm Galle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Kind of Blue's Sebastian Käller in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ruquense FC's goalie prevented a goal. Adolfo Joseph hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Sebastian Käller struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. François-Xavier Dionnet didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kind of Blue. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhuo Ke Le in the 20th minute of play forced Ruquense FC's goalkeeper François-Xavier Dionnet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Käller might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over François-Xavier Dionnet. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastian Käller ran back to his position shaking his head. François-Xavier Dionnet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Käller, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Kind of Blue's Wilhelm Galle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basilio Fernandez in the 24th minute of play. In the 27thth minute of the game Sebastian Käller who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ruquense FC's François-Xavier Dionnet was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. François-Xavier Dionnet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonny Lagerberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kind of Blue's Anastasios Pallini was substituted for Jonny Lagerberg. In the 41st minute, Sebastian Käller ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. François-Xavier Dionnet was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Basilio Fernandez to make the kick off. Wilhelm Galle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miroslaw Mielak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Basilio Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Wilhelm Galle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruquense FC's François-Xavier Dionnet proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Ruquense FC from getting a goal against them. Sebastian Käller was extremely unlucky when he, in the 59th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Kind of Blue made a substitution. Östen Högman replaced Zhuo Ke Le. A throw-in in the 63rd minute of the game was made by Adolfo Joseph with Silvano Bide as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ruquense FC's goalkeeper François-Xavier Dionnet, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sebastian Käller struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. François-Xavier Dionnet didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kind of Blue. Ruquense FC's Ladislao Lehen was substituted for Miroslaw Mielak. Kind of Blue's Horea Boian was substituted for Anastasios Pallini. With an all-out effort, Kind of Blue's François-Xavier Dionnet threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sebastian Käller, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Käller's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but François-Xavier Dionnet was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Sebastian Käller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without François-Xavier Dionnet having to interfere. Sebastian Käller recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With an all-out effort, Kind of Blue's François-Xavier Dionnet threw himself towards the right post 94 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sebastian Käller, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Kind of Blue's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.