Friendly League

Stadio Ennio Tardini
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gerardo Beard started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Edinson Haaland got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 6 minutes into the match, Brooklyn SC's goalkeeper Jospeh McNally had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edinson Haaland. 6 minutes into the game, Edinson Haaland recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jospeh McNally. Edinson Haaland showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edinson Haaland got free with Jospeh McNally in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tytus Orling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jospeh McNally having to interfere. Edinson Haaland spun around in front of the goal 14 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Brooklyn SC's goal. Edinson Haaland's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jospeh McNally read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Jospeh McNally made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Edinson Haaland sent off a good shot on target. 20 minutes into the game, Edinson Haaland cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Jospeh McNally was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tytus Orling in the 24th minute of play forced Brooklyn SC's goalkeeper Jospeh McNally to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Brooklyn SC defense, Edinson Haaland kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jospeh McNally. The Brooklyn SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jospeh McNally should have stopped the shot. Jospeh McNally made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Edinson Haaland sent off a good shot on target. When Serginho Ramos fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Brooklyn SC's protests and gave Serginho Ramos a yellow card for diving instead. After 29 played minutes Brooklyn SC got a freekick which was hit by Serginho Ramos. 31 minutes into the match, Chinese CJ Youth Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Beard came free, but Frank Frankfurter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Edinson Haaland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jospeh McNally showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tytus Orling, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Frank Frankfurter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trenton Long, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute, Roni Ronaldinho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jospeh McNally was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. 42 minutes into the match, Brooklyn SC's goal looked a bit too open when Edinson Haaland came free, but Jospeh McNally reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jospeh McNally was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Edinson Haaland capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edinson Haaland really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edinson Haaland to make the kick off. Brooklyn SC's Jospeh McNally played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edinson Haaland in the 51st minute of play. When Lu Zhan Jian came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Chinese CJ Youth Academy 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 Lu Zhan Jian couldn't finish the play. Edinson Haaland scored 6-0 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jospeh McNally, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 60th minute, Edinson Haaland made a precise shot to the right of Jospeh McNally. Brooklyn SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. 65 minutes into the match, Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Edinson Haaland sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jospeh McNally narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Frank Frankfurter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dwight Schrute, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Brooklyn SC's goal looked a bit too open when Edinson Haaland came free, but Jospeh McNally reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tytus Orling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jospeh McNally having to interfere. Brooklyn SC's Anderson Donatello was substituted for Serginho Ramos. In the 76th minute, Edinson Haaland made a precise shot to the right of Jospeh McNally. Brooklyn SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Günther Doty was substituted for Edinson Haaland. Yuan Ting Chao made in the 81st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Günther Doty however managed to control. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dráuzio Barral in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frank Frankfurter saved Chinese CJ Youth Academy from getting behind. 88 minutes into the match, Chinese CJ Youth Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Trenton Long came free, but Frank Frankfurter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 88 minutes of play, Brooklyn SC's Trenton Long made it 8-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frank Frankfurter was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Elliot Whitley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.