Friendly League

Estadio Guardamonte
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Felix Ring started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 4 played minutes Guardamonte got a freekick which was hit by Eustacio Socorro. After 6 played minutes Roseburn Rovers got a freekick which was hit by Brendon Whittingham. Felix Ring received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Humberto Hanot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Felix Ring's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Humberto Hanot read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Roseburn Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Fabricio Walme came free, but Lawrence Knowles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd match minute, Guardamonte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fulgencio Christobal to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute of the match Philip Wildman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Humberto Hanot showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 28th minute Eustacio Socorro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lawrence Knowles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 35 played minutes Guardamonte got a freekick which was hit by Teodoro Medardo. After a rather tough play, Roseburn Rovers's Gus Charles got a free kick in the 36th minute. Nicanor Sendoa scored 3-0 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lawrence Knowles, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 42 minutes into the match, Roseburn Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Eustacio Socorro came free, but Lawrence Knowles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Fabricio Walme 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Eustacio Socorro made the kick off in the second half. Roseburn Rovers's Lawrence Knowles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulgencio Christobal in the 51st minute of play. Lawrence Knowles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eustacio Socorro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabricio Walme in the 62nd minute of play forced Roseburn Rovers's goalkeeper Lawrence Knowles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lawrence Knowles didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nicanor Sendoa went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. In the 67th minute, Eustacio Socorro made a precise shot to the right of Lawrence Knowles. Roseburn Rovers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Nicanor Sendoa's late challenge caught a Roseburn Rovers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicanor Sendoa helped the player get up and apologised. Nicanor Sendoa kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. After some careless play in the Roseburn Rovers defense, Fulgencio Christobal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lawrence Knowles. The Roseburn Rovers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lawrence Knowles should have stopped the shot. Eustacio Socorro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicanor Sendoa took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lawrence Knowles. Lawrence Knowles dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. Lawrence Knowles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicanor Sendoa, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Nicanor Sendoa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Guardamonte's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicanor Sendoa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lawrence Knowles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Guardamonte had played much better football throughout.