Friendly League

Toro Martinez
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ke Zheng Xing started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Otto Tenno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Selatse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the game, Ke Zheng Xing cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Fernando Selatse was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Alvaro Raymond had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 9 minutes into the match, La mano de D10S's goalkeeper Lin Kun Peng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alvaro Raymond. In the 12thth minute of the game Ke Zheng Xing who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Despidida AFC's Fernando Selatse was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alvaro Raymond's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lin Kun Peng read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. La mano de D10S's Lin Kun Peng proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save La mano de D10S from getting a goal against them. Despidida AFC's Alvaro Raymond got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 25 minutes into the match, Despidida AFC's Alvaro Raymond sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lin Kun Peng narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 31 minutes into the game, Alvaro Raymond cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Lin Kun Peng was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Despidida AFC's attentive Gabriel Silban managed to snatch the ball when Bautista Riba made a throw-in in the 35th minute of the game. Oliver Rizzo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lin Kun Peng read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Alvaro Raymond's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 46thth minute, Lin Kun Peng skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 51st match minute, La mano de D10S was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bautista Riba to maneuver through the defense. In the 53rd minute, Alvaro Raymond ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lin Kun Peng was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Lin Kun Peng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Raymond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ke Zheng Xing in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fernando Selatse saved Despidida AFC from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Alvaro Raymond managed to get in a good position for a shot. Despidida AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alvaro Raymond was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lin Kun Peng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Despidida AFC's Emiliano Velasco was substituted for Alvaro Raymond. La mano de D10S's Francesc Tamari was substituted for Tạ 张飞. 73 minutes into the match, La mano de D10S's goal looked a bit too open when Dinu Ivănescu came free, but Lin Kun Peng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Despidida AFC's Feliksas Fenichev got a free kick in the 74th minute. 75 minutes into the game, Rómeó Lukaku cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Fernando Selatse was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 81 played minutes La mano de D10S got a freekick which was hit by Remus Vasilică. After a defensive mix-up in La mano de D10S's zone, Emanuel Lucila stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lin Kun Peng came out of the goal and Emanuel Lucila tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fernando Selatse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rómeó Lukaku, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rómeó Lukaku received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fernando Selatse came out and tried to block the shot, but Rómeó Lukaku slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 88th minute. Lin Kun Peng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pastor Tino, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinu Ivănescu in the 93rd minute of play forced La mano de D10S's goalkeeper Lin Kun Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Rómeó Lukaku left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La mano de D10S fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. The La mano de D10S players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.