Friendly League

Slaughtergate
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luciano do Valle got the match started through his kick off. If Cai Zheng Ming had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bradley Longstaffe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luciano do Valle went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Bradley Longstaffe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luciano do Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute Serge Bolado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bradley Longstaffe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Egg Chasers FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Jonny Walters hit a great ball. In the 18th minute, David Batty hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bayern Lessa - u21's Cai Zheng Ming couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 19th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Egg Chasers FC. Serge Bolado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Celso Senna charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Celso Senna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 24th minute, Celso Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Celso Senna in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bradley Longstaffe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th minute of the match Bayern Lessa - u21 got a corner. Egg Chasers FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cai Zheng Ming ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Bayern Lessa - u21's corner Cai Zheng Ming fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Bradley Longstaffe quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jay Mullen in the 29th minute of play forced Bayern Lessa - u21's goalkeeper Xande Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xande Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jay Mullen in the 33rd minute of the match. Celso Senna hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Xande Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Byron Radcliffe in the 35th minute. After 42 played minutes Egg Chasers FC got a freekick which was hit by David Batty. If Luciano do Valle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tom Revell kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The Egg Chasers FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bayern Lessa - u21 were winning 0-1.

Xande Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jay Mullen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes into the match, Egg Chasers FC's goalkeeper Bradley Longstaffe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serge Bolado. Tom Revell kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Luciano do Valle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bradley Longstaffe having to interfere. Xande Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jay Mullen in the 65th minute of the match. Bradley Longstaffe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano do Valle in the 66th minute of the match. Bradley Longstaffe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luciano do Valle in the 71st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Celso Senna in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bradley Longstaffe saved Egg Chasers FC from getting behind. Cai Zheng Ming hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. David Batty's late challenge caught a Bayern Lessa - u21's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Batty helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Bayern Lessa - u21 booed when Egg Chasers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Batty didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xande Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jay Mullen, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After some careless play in the Egg Chasers FC defense, Luciano do Valle kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bradley Longstaffe. The Egg Chasers FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bradley Longstaffe should have stopped the shot. After 91 played minutes Egg Chasers FC got a freekick which was hit by Jonny Walters. After 95 minutes, Germano Pereira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bayern Lessa - u21 and the Egg Chasers FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The Bayern Lessa - u21 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.