Friendly League

Kahmoomulga Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Byrne Fallen started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Domingo Weterio made a precise shot to the right of Brookes Mapps. London reds's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Aristides Gurutz struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Brookes Mapps didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.A.Chicago Rosarina. The audience was convinced that Aristides Gurutz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brookes Mapps was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Brookes Mapps took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulises Erauso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Byrne Fallen during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 17 played minutes London reds got a freekick which was hit by Zackery Lander. The audience was convinced that Domingo Weterio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brookes Mapps was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. After 20 minutes of play, C.A.Chicago Rosarina's Domingo Weterio made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brookes Mapps was left in no man's land by his defense there! 27 minutes into the match, London reds's goal looked a bit too open when Ulises Erauso came free, but Brookes Mapps reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ruben Jerico was a little too slow when Byrne Fallen got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 2-2. In the 33rd minute, Ambrosio Casomiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, London reds's Bert Rishton tried to score from far away in the 34th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Ruben Jerico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Byrne Fallen in the 35th minute of play. If Aristides Gurutz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute, Aristides Gurutz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.A.Chicago Rosarina fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. London reds's Brookes Mapps played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aristides Gurutz in the 45th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Domingo Weterio to make the kick off. Ruben Jerico took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zackery Lander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute Zackery Lander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Jerico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. C.A.Chicago Rosarina's Ruben Jerico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zackery Lander in the 59th minute of play. A hard shot 62 in the game by Domingo Weterio from a close distance when the talented Brookes Mapps managed to make a qualified save. London reds's players were relieved. C.A.Chicago Rosarina's Ruben Jerico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Corey Boston in the 63rd minute of play. Ruben Jerico showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Byrne Fallen in the 64th minute of the match. When Byrne Fallen was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 73 minutes had been played. In the 73rd minute, Byrne Fallen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Domingo Weterio in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Brookes Mapps saved London reds from getting behind. A collision led to London reds getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Brook Brennan hit a great ball. Brookes Mapps made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aristides Gurutz in the 80th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Corey Boston during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Corey Boston hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Domingo Weterio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Brookes Mapps tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Domingo Weterio came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the C.A.Chicago Rosarina 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 Domingo Weterio couldn't finish the play. C.A.Chicago Rosarina played a much better game than London reds and deserved their victory. The London reds players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.