Friendly League

La Dermistania
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Roman y Gero FC's Alfredo Herena started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Nolan Bannister showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Herena, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. If Jonathon Seymour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mauricio Tallia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathon Seymour in the 10th minute of play. Roman y Gero FC's Mauricio Tallia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rick Frost in the 12th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jonathon Seymour's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauricio Tallia was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Mauricio Tallia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rick Frost, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the game, Tomas Key threw the ball into play from the sideline. Roman y Gero FC's Matias Rivas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Roman y Gero FC's Matias Rivas quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Tomas Key, made in the 19th minute of the game. Nolan Bannister showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Herena in the 19th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jonathon Seymour in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mauricio Tallia saved Roman y Gero FC from getting behind. If Jonathon Seymour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th match minute, Roman y Gero FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matias Rivas to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes into the match, Jonathon Seymour notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Roman y Gero FC's Mauricio Tallia. Mauricio Tallia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jonathon Seymour might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mauricio Tallia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jonathon Seymour ran back to his position shaking his head. Evaristo Gombal kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. When Jonathon Seymour came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Shamokin FC 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 Jonathon Seymour couldn't finish the play. In the 40th minute Alfredo Herena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nolan Bannister saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute of the game Jake Ball made a throw-in which Jerrod Dean played forward. After the first half Shamokin FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After 52 minutes Roman y Gero FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Boyd Grant who took care of the corner kick. Donnie Guzman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauricio Tallia having to interfere. Jonathon Seymour might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mauricio Tallia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jonathon Seymour ran back to his position shaking his head. Roman y Gero FC's attentive Matias Rivas managed to snatch the ball when Tomas Key made a throw-in in the 65th minute of the game. Roman y Gero FC's attentive Matias Rivas managed to snatch the ball when Tomas Key made a throw-in in the 66th minute of the game. Nolan Bannister showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Herena in the 68th minute of the match. After 70 minutes, Jonathon Seymour made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Roman y Gero FC's Mauricio Tallia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Jonathon Seymour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathon Seymour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rick Frost in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mauricio Tallia saved Roman y Gero FC from getting behind. Jonathon Seymour was extremely unlucky when he, in the 80th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Roman y Gero FC's goalkeeper Mauricio Tallia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rick Frost sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Jonathon Seymour's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauricio Tallia was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Mauricio Tallia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonathon Seymour's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Rick Frost recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the final whistle sounded Shamokin FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Roman y Gero FC.