Friendly League

Truchampions Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hidrocarburo FC's Nemesio Sol started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 16 minutes into the match, Fred Branco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kauno Pirnes. Hidrocarburo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fred Branco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Cheng Hao Wei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicodim Mangra, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Cheng Hao Wei came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Hidrocarburo FC's Nicodim Mangra. But to his dismay, Nicodim Mangra quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Cheng Hao Wei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nemesio Sol in the 28th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Hidrocarburo FC's goalkeeper Kauno Pirnes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fred Branco. A collision led to Truchampionero FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Vidar Jespersson hit a great ball. Mitch Payton hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. A collision led to Hidrocarburo FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Tuure Tallqvist hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wilbur Bain to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilbur Bain in the 56th minute of play forced Hidrocarburo FC's goalkeeper Kauno Pirnes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of Hidrocarburo FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Truchampionero FC:s goal. In the 61st minute of the match Truchampionero FC got a corner. Hidrocarburo FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 余帆南 ran over to the corner to take the kick. Truchampionero FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by 余帆南 in the 62nd minute. After taking down the ball on Truchampionero FC's corner 余帆南 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kauno Pirnes quite easily take care of the ball. In the 66th match minute, Hidrocarburo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kahlil Suwandi to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute Fred Branco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kauno Pirnes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Truchampionero FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nicodim Mangra came free, but Cheng Hao Wei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Wilbur Bain left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Truchampionero FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 76 minutes into the match, Truchampionero FC's Edmund Schumacher sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kauno Pirnes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kahlil Suwandi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Cheng Hao Wei made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kahlil Suwandi in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cheng Hao Wei saved Truchampionero FC from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Truchampionero FC's Edmund Schumacher got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute of the match Amos Fabiani shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cheng Hao Wei showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Cheng Hao Wei made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Nemesio Sol sent off a good shot on target. Benjamin Pavard kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. If Wilbur Bain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hidrocarburo FC's Kauno Pirnes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilbur Bain in the 99th minute of play. Hidrocarburo FC were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Truchampionero FC to leave the ground with a draw.