Friendly League

Yardley Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Everardo Servando got the match started through his kick off. Constantino Blasi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pete Eslworth having to interfere. In the 15th minute Prudencio Ted suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Stephen Goodfellow kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Pete Eslworth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantino Blasi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the game, Rolando Kiliz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Heavy FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yardley the free kick. In the 21st minute, Rolando Kiliz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the match, Ian Caton dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dalmacio Maura, 1-1. Zack Langdon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 38 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Zack Langdon sped through Heavy FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dalmacio Maura. 41 minutes into the match, Yardley's Zack Langdon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dalmacio Maura narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dalmacio Maura made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zack Langdon in the 44th minute. When Rolando Kiliz was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 44 minutes had been played. Rolando Kiliz hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Dalmacio Maura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Caton in the 46th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ian Caton to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Everardo Servando mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Heavy FC and the Yardley players grew even worse after the yellow card. Yardley's Stephen Goodfellow got his second yellow card of the match in the 56th minute. The referee ordered Stephen Goodfellow off the ground. In the 59th minute, Constantino Blasi 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. If Godofredo Urritz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yardley's Zack Langdon got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Yardley booed when Heavy FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dario Licerio didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Everardo Servando came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Heavy FC 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 Everardo Servando couldn't finish the play. 75 minutes into the match, Zack Langdon notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Heavy FC's Dalmacio Maura. Dalmacio Maura was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Godofredo Urritz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 85 minutes into the match, Heavy FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sidney Bancroft came free, but Dalmacio Maura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, Sidney Bancroft hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zack Langdon in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dalmacio Maura prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dalmacio Maura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zack Langdon in the 93rd minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, Yardley's Zack Langdon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dalmacio Maura narrowly saved just below the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Heavy FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Yardley.