Friendly League

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Lukasz Jazwiec made in the 3rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Lamar Arthur however managed to control. If Lanny Gilmore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aaron Smallwood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukasz Jazwiec in the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute of the match Chard United got a corner. Santos FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lukasz Jazwiec ran over to the corner to take the kick. Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgilio Kennedy in the 10th minute of play. Lanny Gilmore who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Randall Stevens when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Lanny Gilmore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Randall Stevens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 20 played minutes Santos FC got a freekick which was hit by Mike Richardson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgilio Kennedy in the 21st minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute of the match Santos FC got a corner. Chard United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Warren Ruiz ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 30th minute of the match, Lanny Gilmore got a very nice opportunity to score, but Randall Stevens was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Lanny Gilmore received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Randall Stevens came out and tried to block the shot, but Lanny Gilmore slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 36th minute. 39 minutes into the game, Chard United's Virgilio Kennedy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aaron Smallwood made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Valeriu Tăzlăuanu made in the 43rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Santos FC's Titus Kohler. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Lanny Gilmore took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Randall Stevens to make any attempt to save it. Chard United made a substitution. Martin Craven replaced Lamar Arthur. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Virgilio Kennedy made a kick off. Virgilio Kennedy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th minute, Virgilio Kennedy got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Lanny Gilmore recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Chard United's Randall Stevens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lanny Gilmore in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes in the game, Virgilio Kennedy fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Aaron Smallwood having to interfere. Chard United's 孙骋磊 got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgilio Kennedy in the 66th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aaron Smallwood made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Virgilio Kennedy sent off a good shot on target. Randall Stevens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lanny Gilmore, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Lukasz Jazwiec in the 76th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Santos FC's Titus Kohler. In the 77th minute Lanny Gilmore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Randall Stevens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aaron Smallwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgilio Kennedy in the 78th minute of play. Randall Stevens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tyron Velasquez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Lanny Gilmore put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Randall Stevens. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgilio Kennedy in the 86th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 87 minutes Santos FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lukasz Jazwiec who took care of the corner kick. 孙骋磊 was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Martin Craven fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aaron Smallwood having to interfere. The Santos FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.