Friendly League

Milo Joyce Memorial
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Charlie Boström made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to LOS BUITRES getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Adriano Talone hit a great ball. Loco Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elliott Bergsten in the 11th minute of the match. LOS BUITRES's Loco Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Koenig in the 14th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, LOS BUITRES's Lv Zhou sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Renan Melo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Loco Higuita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charlie Boström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lv Zhou struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Renan Melo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LOS BUITRES. In the 29th minute Roman Koenig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loco Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charlie Boström in the 32nd minute of play forced LOS BUITRES's goalkeeper Loco Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the game, Charlie Boström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Loco Higuita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Renan Melo made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Lv Zhou sent off a good shot on target. Loco Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charlie Boström in the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Charlie Boström made a precise shot to the right of Loco Higuita. LOS BUITRES's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The supporters of LOS BUITRES booed when A.A. Francana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Koenig didn't get a good kick on the ball. Renan Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lv Zhou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Caetano Albuquerque made in the 46th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Joel Campos immediately put the ball in play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

50 minutes into the match, LOS BUITRES's Lv Zhou sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Renan Melo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Leonard Lixandru hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 54thth minute of the game Lv Zhou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A.A. Francana's Renan Melo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 56 minutes into the match, LOS BUITRES's goalkeeper Loco Higuita had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Charlie Boström. Renan Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lv Zhou, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Loco Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Koenig in the 60th minute of play. Renan Melo came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by LOS BUITRES's Lv Zhou. But to his dismay, Lv Zhou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. 65 minutes into the match, LOS BUITRES's goal looked a bit too open when Elliott Bergsten came free, but Loco Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. LOS BUITRES's Fan Xiang Kuan was substituted for Xavier Salazar. Caetano Albuquerque made in the 69th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Elliott Bergsten however managed to control. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lv Zhou in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Renan Melo saved A.A. Francana from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Lv Zhou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Renan Melo was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Lv Zhou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 81 minutes of play, LOS BUITRES's Lv Zhou made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Renan Melo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Renan Melo came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by LOS BUITRES's Lv Zhou. But to his dismay, Lv Zhou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. A collision led to LOS BUITRES getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Gustav Bjørslev hit a great ball. Loco Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elliott Bergsten in the 86th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lv Zhou in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Renan Melo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind A.A. Francana's goalkeeper Renan Melo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the A.A. Francana defense, Lv Zhou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Renan Melo. The A.A. Francana fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Renan Melo should have stopped the shot. 92 minutes into the match, LOS BUITRES's goal looked a bit too open when Elliott Bergsten came free, but Loco Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lv Zhou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renan Melo having to interfere. LOS BUITRES were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of A.A. Francana for a fine match.