Friendly League

LA ESTANCIA
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, 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. Leonardo Lane started the match with the kick off. David Schembri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Lane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes into the match, Zamalek FC's Mugurel Balaeț sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that David Schembri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 5th minute, Mugurel Balaeț ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. David Schembri was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Northern California's David Schembri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Lane in the 8th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mugurel Balaeț's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Schembri was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. David Llorian hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Lane in the 17th minute of play forced Northern California's goalkeeper David Schembri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute of the match Zamalek FC got a corner. Northern California's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Chunche Montero ran over to the corner to take the kick. Zamalek FC's Chunche Montero was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but David Schembri in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Rhys Dimmock showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Chorche in the 24th minute of the match. David Schembri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mugurel Balaeț, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Northern California's goal looked a bit too open when Mugurel Balaeț came free, but David Schembri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mugurel Balaeț in the 38th minute of play forced Northern California's goalkeeper David Schembri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Bernaldo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 39th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. David Schembri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonardo Lane in the 43rd minute of the match. Rhys Dimmock made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Guillelme in the 45th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gustavo Isazi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. David Schembri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reese Otto, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. The supporters of Northern California booed when Zamalek FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filip Stăniloaie didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 53 minutes, Jonathan Bernaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Northern California's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonathan Bernaldo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by Northern California's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Chunche Montero was slow to take the kick. During this time Zamalek FC's players had a chance to rest. After 57 played minutes Zamalek FC got a freekick which was hit by Viktor Schukin. Mugurel Balaeț in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of David Schembri, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Zamalek FC's Rhys Dimmock played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Guillelme in the 66th minute of play. Rhys Dimmock showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Guillelme in the 66th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the game, Northern California's Leandro Chorche nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rhys Dimmock made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Mugurel Balaeț's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Schembri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. 武挺西 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. David Schembri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 84 in the game by Mugurel Balaeț from a close distance when the talented David Schembri managed to make a qualified save. Northern California's players were relieved. Zamalek FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Chunche Montero in the 85th minute. The supporters of Zamalek FC booed when Northern California was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Llorian didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Northern California's zone, Chunche Montero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Schembri came out of the goal and Chunche Montero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. David Schembri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mugurel Balaeț in the 90th minute. Northern California's David Schembri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Northern California from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Northern California booed when Zamalek FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Davis Duff didn't get a good kick on the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Zamalek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Guillelme came free, but Rhys Dimmock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.