Friendly League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arturo Lehior kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes, Jonny Walters mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Egg Chasers FC and the San Lorenzo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 3 played minutes Egg Chasers FC got a freekick which was hit by Jonny Walters. After having played for 20 minutes, Byron Radcliffe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Egg Chasers FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Byron Radcliffe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 25 minutes into the match, San Lorenzo's goal looked a bit too open when Dane Oldham came free, but Alfredo Pancho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredo Pancho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jay Mullen's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Ricky Rowe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Lehior in the 30th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Egg Chasers FC's Dave Linkletter got a free kick in the 31st minute. Erasmo Maureo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Ricky Rowe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. San Lorenzo's Alfredo Pancho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Byron Radcliffe in the 38th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Artemio Maxin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute, Jay Mullen 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. After 42 played minutes San Lorenzo got a freekick which was hit by Artemio Maxin. The audience was convinced that Jay Mullen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredo Pancho was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. The Egg Chasers FC fans' excitement grew in the 46th match minute when Egg Chasers FC's Jay Mullen 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jay Mullen was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th minute Egg Chasers FC were awarded a corner. Sebastian Selby went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Sebastian Selby almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but San Lorenzo's Alfredo Pancho did a great save. Byron Radcliffe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Alfredo Pancho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jay Mullen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Alfredo Pancho skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by San Lorenzo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sebastian Selby was slow to take the kick. During this time Egg Chasers FC's players had a chance to rest. San Lorenzo's Alfredo Pancho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dane Oldham in the 73rd minute of play. The supporters of San Lorenzo booed when Egg Chasers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonny Walters didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 75 played minutes, San Lorenzo's Rodrigo Jakes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ricky Rowe came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in San Lorenzo reached it. 76 minutes into the match, San Lorenzo's goalkeeper Alfredo Pancho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Byron Radcliffe. Byron Radcliffe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Alfredo Pancho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Byron Radcliffe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ricky Rowe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Jakes, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Byron Radcliffe kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alfredo Pancho. That made the score 0-3 in the 96 minute of play.