Friendly League

Sunset Park
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dráuzio Barral got the match started through his kick off. Charlie Bucket took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Maia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Federico Maia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Charlie Bucket read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Cosmos Soccer Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Grant McKay in the 9th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Greg Giraldo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jarrett Rosenberg, 1-0. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Jarrett Rosenberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Fontenot in the 17th minute of play forced Brooklyn SC's goalkeeper Charlie Bucket to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute, Greg Giraldo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brooklyn SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Douglas Pace blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jarrett Rosenberg having to make a save. Charlie Bucket took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Maia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute of the match, Julio Hess tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jarrett Rosenberg saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience was convinced that Greg Giraldo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jarrett Rosenberg was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. With a little luck, Cosmos Soccer Club's Jarrett Rosenberg got control of the ball when Douglas Pace tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jarrett Rosenberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dráuzio Barral in the 41st minute of play. In the 41st match minute, Cosmos Soccer Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harvey Flynn to maneuver through the defense. Jarrett Rosenberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dráuzio Barral in the 45th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Patrick Fontenot stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Brooklyn SC's zone, Federico Maia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Charlie Bucket came out of the goal and Federico Maia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dráuzio Barral took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jarrett Rosenberg. Jarrett Rosenberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. A collision led to Cosmos Soccer Club getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Federico Maia hit a great ball. In the 61st minute of the match Eli Cash shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jarrett Rosenberg showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Julio Hess in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jarrett Rosenberg saved Cosmos Soccer Club from getting behind. Charlie Bucket made an important save on a dangerous shot by Federico Maia in the 64th minute. Charlie Bucket made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grant McKay in the 65th minute. Jarrett Rosenberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julio Hess, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Fontenot in the 71st minute of play forced Brooklyn SC's goalkeeper Charlie Bucket to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrick Fontenot blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Charlie Bucket having to make a save. Federico Maias short, quick shot in the 74thth minute got Charlie Bucket to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 76 minutes into the match, Brooklyn SC's goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Fontenot came free, but Charlie Bucket reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Douglas Pace scored 4-1 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jarrett Rosenberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Greg Giraldo in the 86th minute of play forced Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Jarrett Rosenberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brooklyn SC's Charlie Bucket proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Brooklyn SC from getting a goal against them. Cosmos Soccer Club's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.