Friendly League

Gerner Norstrand
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Jeffrey Yoshioka made the kick off and thus started the match. 9 minutes into the game, Russell Stinson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ramsay Bolton was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ramsay Bolton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeffrey Yoshioka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the match, Naboonga OFF's Godfredo Cordarin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Reed Molina narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 19th minute Lane Martinez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramsay Bolton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ramsay Bolton came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by ForestFire's Curtis Hunter. But to his dismay, Curtis Hunter quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Ramsay Bolton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeffrey Yoshioka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ramsay Bolton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lane Martinez in the 32nd minute of play. Lane Martinez scored 0-3 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ramsay Bolton, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Naboonga OFF's zone, Sal Chamberlain stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramsay Bolton came out of the goal and Sal Chamberlain tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 43 minutes into the match, Naboonga OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Lane Martinez came free, but Ramsay Bolton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Lane Martinez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ramsay Bolton was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. After the first half ForestFire were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

52 minutes into the game, ForestFire's Lane Martinez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ramsay Bolton made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Lane Martinez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ramsay Bolton came out and tried to block the shot, but Lane Martinez slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 61st minute. Jeffrey Yoshioka hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 68thth minute of the game Florencio Romildo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ForestFire's Reed Molina was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ramsay Bolton didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lane Martinez went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. Ramsay Bolton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lane Martinez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as ForestFire's Duncan Nichols slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ramsay Bolton. That made the score 0-9 after 81 minutes of play. Salvador Peio's late challenge caught a ForestFire's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Salvador Peio helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Naboonga OFF getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Salvador Peio hit a great ball. The long shot by Sal Chamberlain in the 88th minute really tested Ramsay Bolton's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Ramsay Bolton came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by ForestFire's Lane Martinez. But to his dismay, Lane Martinez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-10. ForestFire played a much better game than Naboonga OFF and deserved their victory. The Naboonga OFF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.