Friendly League

Canil Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The audience thought a goal was coming when Claudinei Saldanha got free with Tom Epperson in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 5th minute of the match Cachorro Louco F.C. got a corner. Los Angeles Premier FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hermínio Martins ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Cachorro Louco F.C.'s corner Hermínio Martins fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tom Epperson quite easily take care of the ball. Dário Paiva made in the 15th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Maurinho Abreu however managed to control. Jamal Ciccaglione kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Tom Epperson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Claudinei Saldanha in the 19th minute. Leandro Dionísio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tom Epperson came out and tried to block the shot, but Leandro Dionísio slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 21st minute. Tom Epperson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Cosme in the 24th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 31 minutes, Tom Epperson successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 32nd minute Alex Cosme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Epperson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Angeles Premier FC's goalkeeper Tom Epperson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Claudinei Saldanha took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Tom Epperson to make any attempt to save it. In the 38th match minute, Los Angeles Premier FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Will Theilacker to maneuver through the defense. When Leandro Dionísio came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Cachorro Louco F.C. 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 Leandro Dionísio couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Los Angeles Premier FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Troy Carlisle hit a great ball. Claudinei Saldanha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Tom Epperson made a huge save. Tom Epperson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leandro Dionísio went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Percival de Mendonça hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudinei Saldanha to make the kick off. Tom Epperson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivo Sá, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinei Saldanha in the 53rd minute of play forced Los Angeles Premier FC's goalkeeper Tom Epperson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leandro Dionísio scored 4-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tom Epperson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Los Angeles Premier FC's Tom Epperson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Cosme in the 58th minute of play. When Will Theilacker came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Los Angeles Premier 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 Will Theilacker couldn't finish the play. In the 70th minute, Claudinei Saldanha made a precise shot to the right of Tom Epperson. Los Angeles Premier FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Cachorro Louco F.C.'s Carlos Aparecido was substituted for Ivo Sá. Claudinei Saldanha took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tom Epperson. Tom Epperson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. In the 78th minute Claudinei Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Epperson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th match minute, Cachorro Louco F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermínio Martins to maneuver through the defense. Los Angeles Premier FC's Giovanni Cody couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 80th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Cachorro Louco F.C.. A collision led to Los Angeles Premier FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Domenico Keane hit a great ball. In the 83rdth minute of the game Claudinei Saldanha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Angeles Premier FC's Tom Epperson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tom Epperson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinei Saldanha in the 85th minute of the match. Tom Epperson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Dionísio in the 86th minute of the match. In the 87th minute, Dário Paiva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cachorro Louco F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Will Theilacker during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Will Theilacker kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Los Angeles Premier FC's Tom Epperson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Cosme in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Domenico Keane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the game, Cachorro Louco F.C.'s Claudinei Saldanha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tom Epperson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. When the referee ended the match the Cachorro Louco F.C. players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.