Friendly League

The Common
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Egídio Lucas got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes Clapham Comets F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Chip Preece. In the 6th minute, Mick Bartrup hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the game, Clapham Comets F.C.'s Chip Preece nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Caetano Monteiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 13th minute of the match, Tom Rosický tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Caetano Monteiro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Genílson de Queirós charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Genílson de Queirós the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Genílson de Queirós hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Andrew Thomas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Caetano Monteiro was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Fabrício Rosa hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute, Sammy Le Tissier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Caetano Monteiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Andrew Thomas sped through Icoara Football Club's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Caetano Monteiro. 33 minutes into the match, Icoara Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Andrew Thomas came free, but Caetano Monteiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th match minute, Clapham Comets F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matt Hewitt to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute of the match, Brad Symons got a very nice opportunity to score, but Caetano Monteiro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Brad Symons received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Caetano Monteiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Icoara Football Club were furious when Valdo Lima was red carded, 42 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 43rd minute, Valdo Lima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Icoara Football Club's Caetano Monteiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Icoara Football Club from getting a goal against them. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andrew Thomas to make the kick off. After 51 minutes, Egídio Lucas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Icoara Football Club and the Clapham Comets F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Egídio Lucas hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Caetano Monteiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Calum Frost went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Icoara Football Club's Caetano Monteiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Calvin Bourton in the 57th minute of play. Caetano Monteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Calvin Bourton in the 60th minute of the match. When Clapham Comets F.C.'s Andrew Thomas in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Icoara Football Club's goalie prevented a goal. Calum Frost scored 6-0 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Caetano Monteiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Icoara Football Club defense, Chip Preece kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Caetano Monteiro. The Icoara Football Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Caetano Monteiro should have stopped the shot. Caetano Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brad Symons, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Caetano Monteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sammy Le Tissier in the 72nd minute of the match. Caetano Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sammy Le Tissier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the match, Brad Symons had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Caetano Monteiro. Icoara Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brad Symons was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. After some careless play in the Icoara Football Club defense, Brad Symons kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Caetano Monteiro. The Icoara Football Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Caetano Monteiro should have stopped the shot. If Brad Symons had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Icoara Football Club's Caetano Monteiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrew Thomas in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, Brad Symons cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Caetano Monteiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Clapham Comets F.C. walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.