Friendly League

Abel Pasqualini 4eve
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Brooklyn SC's Darnell Watts 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. Osvaldo Cadena made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Adan Hustaz sent off a good shot on target. Darnell Watts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adan Hustaz got free with Osvaldo Cadena in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Brooklyn SC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Warren Childers hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Santo Beat in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Osvaldo Cadena saved Brooklyn SC from getting behind. A collision led to C. A. Potrero getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Serafino Geofredo hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the match, Brooklyn SC's goal looked a bit too open when Santo Beat came free, but Osvaldo Cadena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Segundo Maraman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darnell Watts in the 25th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Adan Hustaz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Osvaldo Cadena, 1-0. A collision led to Brooklyn SC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Edgar Chandler hit a great ball. Serafino Geofredo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Osvaldo Cadena made a huge save. If Serafino Geofredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucas Constancio kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adan Hustaz in the 47th minute of play forced Brooklyn SC's goalkeeper Osvaldo Cadena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adan Hustaz was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Brooklyn SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ezra Dickey to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Brooklyn SC's zone, Santo Beat stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Osvaldo Cadena came out of the goal and Santo Beat tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When C. A. Potrero's Serafino Geofredo in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Brooklyn SC's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cesar Gora during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Edgar Chandler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Segundo Maraman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Osvaldo Cadena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Santo Beat went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. A collision led to Brooklyn SC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Emanuel Farris hit a great ball. Brooklyn SC's attentive Randall Haynes managed to snatch the ball when Gaudencio Rico made a throw-in in the 77th minute of the game. After 78 minutes of play C. A. Potrero's Omar Fagondo was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. C. A. Potrero:s Segundo Maraman showed great skill when he stopped Darnell Watts:s penalty. The excitement rose when Brooklyn SC's Darnell Watts after 81 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for C. A. Potrero's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 3-1. Adan Hustaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldo Cadena having to interfere. Niceto Lehior was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 93 minutes into the match. When the referee ended the match the C. A. Potrero players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.