Friendly League

Marcos Mazer
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Macnelly Torres started the match with the kick off. Omar Duardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laurgain Ruiz in the 9th minute of the match. Ismael Negri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Macnelly Torres in the 13th minute of play. Ismael Negri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolás Castillo in the 26th minute of the match. When Laurgain Ruiz came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the MAZER SAF 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 Laurgain Ruiz couldn't finish the play. Ismael Negri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolás Castillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind MAZER SAF's goalkeeper Ismael Negri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ismael Negri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Macnelly Torres in the 43rd minute of the match. Nicolás Castillo scored 0-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ismael Negri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The MAZER SAF players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Vancouver Reds were winning 0-1.

Vancouver Reds made a substitution. Pang Jun replaced Lilo Stich. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Laurgain Ruiz to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolás Castillo in the 53rd minute of play forced MAZER SAF's goalkeeper Ismael Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Vancouver Reds getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Nicolás Castillo hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Macnelly Torres could shoot a difficult shot in the 64th minute, which Ismael Negri however easily saved by the left post. After 70 played minutes MAZER SAF got a freekick which was hit by Simão das Neves. MAZER SAF's Murillo Lima was substituted for Kang Wei Lin. MAZER SAF's Jardel Junior was substituted for André Lucas. Vancouver Reds made a substitution. Sima Marinković replaced Billy Oja. After a rather tough play, MAZER SAF's Simão das Neves got a free kick in the 72nd minute. The supporters of Vancouver Reds booed when MAZER SAF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augusto Sein didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vancouver Reds's Guo Ke Peng was substituted for Maxwell Eddy. Augusto Sein kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 79th minute Guo Ke Peng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Negri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vancouver Reds's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Amédée Gillis in the 80th minute. The corner led Vancouver Reds's Amédée Gillis to fire away a dangerous shot which Ismael Negri despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ismael Negri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Macnelly Torres in the 82nd minute of play. If Rafa Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Vancouver Reds getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Joan Carrasco hit a great ball. Vancouver Reds's Omar Duardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Sein in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute Jardel Junior shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Omar Duardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute Guo Ke Peng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Negri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vancouver Reds's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.