Friendly League

Kells Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anibal Soin kicked off to start the match. Artemio Marz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bartley Glen Crowe having to make a save. If Damian McTom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rolando Erauso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daithi Holt in the 7th minute. The audience was convinced that Anibal Soin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bartley Glen Crowe was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian McTom in the 17th minute of play forced River FC's goalkeeper Rolando Erauso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damian McTom succeeded in the game's 17th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. After some careless play in the River FC defense, Daithi Holt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rolando Erauso. The River FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rolando Erauso should have stopped the shot. Bartley Glen Crowe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Isidor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daithi Holt kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anibal Soin in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bartley Glen Crowe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 37th match minute, Kells was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Breaghdha Moran to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anibal Soin in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bartley Glen Crowe saved Kells from getting behind. In the 41st minute, Filiberto Xabier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bartley Glen Crowe was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Artemio Marz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Bartley Glen Crowe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

If Daithi Holt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. River FC's Artemio Marz got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 58 minutes into the game, Anibal Soin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bartley Glen Crowe. Anibal Soin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian McTom in the 63rd minute of play forced River FC's goalkeeper Rolando Erauso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Anibal Soin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Bartley Glen Crowe managed to avoid a goal in the 81stth minute, when River FC's Filiberto Xabier fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 83 minutes, Jeremias Liher mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the River FC and the Kells players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jeremias Liher hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute, Damian McTom 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. After 88 minutes of play, Kells's Daithi Holt made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rolando Erauso was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 92nd minute Damian McTom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolando Erauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Damian McTom made a precise shot to the right of Rolando Erauso. River FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. When the referee blew the final whistle, Kells could leave the field as winners, despite River FC having more of the ball for most of the match.