Friendly League

Devils Playground
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Waitakere F.C.'s Nicanor Pueblo 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. After 4 minutes, Nicanor Pueblo made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Zero Hedge's Jens-Ola Löv tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 8 minutes of play, Waitakere F.C.'s Nicanor Pueblo made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jens-Ola Löv was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 11th minute, Bertil Åström 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. 18 minutes into the game, Lukas Kråk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zero Hedge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Waitakere F.C. the free kick. After 17 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Zero Hedge! In the 19th minute there was a penalty for Waitakere F.C.. Nicanor Pueblo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jens-Ola Löv. 0-3. After 24th play minutes Nicanor Pueblo shot 0-4, a short shot which went by Jens-Ola Löv and just under the crossbar into goal. Alfred Österberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sergio Nazario. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alfred Österberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Alfred Österberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Sergio Nazario made a huge save. If Nicanor Pueblo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zero Hedge's Jens-Ola Löv played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicanor Pueblo in the 31st minute of play. After the first half Waitakere F.C. were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bertil Åström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of Zero Hedge:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Waitakere F.C.:s goal. Nicanor Pueblo scored 0-5 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jens-Ola Löv, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 69 played minutes Zero Hedge got a freekick which was hit by Hans Nordström. Leonardo Tiadoro, 71 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 75thth minute of the game Alfred Österberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Waitakere F.C.'s Sergio Nazario was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 75th match minute, Waitakere F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zacarias Lesardo to maneuver through the defense. Alfred Österberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nicanor Pueblo came free with the goalkeeper in the 79th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jens-Ola Löv could save by the left post. The throw-in from Karl Lindström in the 83rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Waitakere F.C.'s Braulio Chorche. In the 86th match minute, Zero Hedge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hans Nordström to maneuver through the defense. The referee felt a red card was in order, 89 minutes into the game, when Andy Ćuti put in a rough tackle. 90 minutes into the match, Bertil Åström had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sergio Nazario. Waitakere F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bertil Åström was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. The Zero Hedge fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Waitakere F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.