Friendly League

St James Gate
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. Will Hotte started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Guinness Athletic booed when Atletico Roma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joshua Bullard didn't get a good kick on the ball. Briain McJon, 3 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Lisandro Ospin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Will Hotte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ryan McNamee could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Fedele Scutti made a huge save. In the 13th minute, Leon Hudson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guinness Athletic's Lisandro Ospin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Will Hotte in the 20th minute of play. Atletico Roma's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Quinn Coyle 25 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. A collision led to Guinness Athletic getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ryan McNamee hit a great ball. After 35 minutes, Nathan Hanson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atletico Roma and the Guinness Athletic players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Atletico Roma getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Nathan Hanson hit a great ball. 42 minutes into the game, Andre Pollard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Lisandro Ospin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Guinness Athletic fans' excitement grew in the 47th match minute when Guinness Athletic's Quinn Coyle looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

In the 57th minute Quinn Coyle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fedele Scutti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeff Lennon kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Quinn Coyle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Fedele Scutti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Guinness Athletic's goalkeeper Lisandro Ospin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lisandro Ospin was a little too slow when Will Hotte got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 2-2. Leon Hudson kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Brennan McGlynn hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Leon Hudson charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leon Hudson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leon Hudson hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 85 minutes into the match, Guinness Athletic's goal looked a bit too open when Andre Pollard came free, but Lisandro Ospin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fedele Scutti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quinn Coyle, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Briain McJon during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th minute, Briain McJon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.