Friendly League

Tinley Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jacinto Igon kicked off to start the match. After 4 minutes, Marlon Owen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tinley and the Noetinger AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 4th minute, Marlon Owen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Al Ford came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Noetinger AFC's Jacinto Igon. But to his dismay, Jacinto Igon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 8 minutes into the game, Geronimo Ignazio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Noetinger AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tinley the free kick. A collision led to Noetinger AFC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Geronimo Ignazio hit a great ball. Joaquin Vazquez charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joaquin Vazquez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joaquin Vazquez kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Tyrell Newby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Tinley's Basil Parra in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Noetinger AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Al Ford made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herminio Lleir in the 28th minute of play. Basil Parra's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Manuel Hondo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Basil Parra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Hondo having to interfere. Jacinto Igon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Al Ford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tyrell Newby was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basil Parra in the 53rd minute of play forced Noetinger AFC's goalkeeper Manuel Hondo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Basil Parra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tyrell Newby blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manuel Hondo having to make a save. In the 58th minute, Basil Parra 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. Manuel Hondo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basil Parra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Geronimo Ignazio was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 66 minutes had been played. A collision led to Noetinger AFC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Geronimo Ignazio hit a great ball. Manuel Hondo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquin Vazquez in the 70th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Tinley's zone, Herminio Lleir stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Al Ford came out of the goal and Herminio Lleir tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 74 minutes, Herminio Lleir managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Noetinger AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Herminio Lleir was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tyrell Newby took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manuel Hondo. Manuel Hondo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Al Ford made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Herminio Lleir sent off a good shot on target. In the 86th minute, Nicanor Izotz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Noetinger AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tyrell Newby in the 89th minute of play forced Noetinger AFC's goalkeeper Manuel Hondo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noetinger AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.