Friendly League

Highbury
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mustafa Namık Adak started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alfred Dynda in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kauno Pirnes saved Hidrocarburo FC from getting behind. 11 minutes into the match, Hidrocarburo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Dynda came free, but Kauno Pirnes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfred Dynda in the 13th minute of play forced Hidrocarburo FC's goalkeeper Kauno Pirnes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Titanic of Belfast's Izydor Majkowski got control of the ball when Nemesio Sol tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Mustafa Namık Adak put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Kauno Pirnes. In the 26th minute Sava Chuchev 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. With a little luck, Titanic of Belfast's Izydor Majkowski got control of the ball when Kahlil Suwandi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alfred Dynda blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kauno Pirnes having to make a save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nemesio Sol to make the kick off. Izydor Majkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicodim Mangra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mustafa Namık Adak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Kauno Pirnes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Izydor Majkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kahlil Suwandi in the 64th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Titanic of Belfast's goal looked a bit too open when Nicodim Mangra came free, but Izydor Majkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Nemesio Sol made a precise shot to the right of Izydor Majkowski. Titanic of Belfast's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Izydor Majkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nemesio Sol in the 76th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Nemesio Sol had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Izydor Majkowski. Titanic of Belfast's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nemesio Sol was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kahlil Suwandi in the 78th minute of play forced Titanic of Belfast's goalkeeper Izydor Majkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute Nicodim Mangra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Izydor Majkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute Kahlil Suwandi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Izydor Majkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute Mustafa Namık Adak 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mustafa Namık Adak in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kauno Pirnes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. For all the effort they put into the match, the Titanic of Belfast players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Hidrocarburo FC.