Friendly League

Thunder Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joosep Valvik started the match with the kick off. Desiderio Endura stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joosep Valvik's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the match, SOUTH THUNDER's Augusto Procopio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Taavi Alamaa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Marko Aalto put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Desiderio Endura. Van Fields short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Taavi Alamaa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Franco Mastantuono's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Taavi Alamaa firmly grabbed it by the left post. SOUTH THUNDER were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Legion Etrangere's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Augusto Procopio took the corner. Taavi Alamaa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Procopio, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Desiderio Endura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joosep Valvik in the 18th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Paavo Aasma left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Legion Etrangere fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Desiderio Endura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joosep Valvik, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Paavo Aasma scored 0-3 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Desiderio Endura, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Desiderio Endura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joosep Valvik, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Taavi Alamaa was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Van Field capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Van Field really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. After having played for 37 minutes, Joosep Valvik managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Legion Etrangere's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joosep Valvik was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Joosep Valvik came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Legion Etrangere 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 Joosep Valvik couldn't finish the play. Desiderio Endura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paavo Aasma in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 47th minute Paavo Aasma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Desiderio Endura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Van Field made a kick off. Taavi Alamaa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Procopio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Taavi Alamaa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Van Field went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Van Field in the 60th minute of play forced Legion Etrangere's goalkeeper Taavi Alamaa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Legion Etrangere's Taavi Alamaa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Van Field in the 61st minute of play. Taavi Alamaa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Procopio in the 62nd minute of play. Desiderio Endura made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Paavo Aasma sent off a good shot on target. Taavi Alamaa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Van Field in the 71st minute of play. Desiderio Endura made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Paavo Aasma sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Legion Etrangere getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Hardo Laos hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Legion Etrangere's zone, Augusto Procopio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Taavi Alamaa came out of the goal and Augusto Procopio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Desiderio Endura managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Legion Etrangere's Paavo Aasma fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paavo Aasma got free with Desiderio Endura in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Taavi Alamaa came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by SOUTH THUNDER's Augusto Procopio. But to his dismay, Augusto Procopio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-4. 86 minutes into the match, Augusto Procopio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Taavi Alamaa. Legion Etrangere's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Augusto Procopio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-4. Taavi Alamaa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Van Field, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joosep Valvik in the 90th minute of play forced SOUTH THUNDER's goalkeeper Desiderio Endura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.