Friendly League

Tuap Stadium 2024
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Blar McJames took the kick off in the first half of the match. Blar McJames blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vigil Irureta having to make a save. Belisario Zapata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brennan Coyle having to interfere. After 17 minutes of play, Shanlaragh AFC's Blar McJames made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vigil Irureta was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bayern de Siberia's attentive Jonas Sánchez managed to snatch the ball when Ricard Keegan made a throw-in in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 24th minute, Pearse McOliver hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute, Belisario Zapata 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. Leo Amorebieta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Blar McJames fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vigil Irureta having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Urtun Camarasa fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Brennan Coyle, passed just outside the right post. A sloppy throw-in by Rolando Buenafuente in the 35th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Shanlaragh AFC's Pearse McOliver. Blar McJames received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Vigil Irureta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Blar McJames took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vigil Irureta. Vigil Irureta dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 44th minute there was a penalty for Shanlaragh AFC. Gordan Cronin stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Vigil Irureta. 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Belisario Zapata made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Shanlaragh AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Amorebieta came free, but Brennan Coyle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Shanlaragh AFC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Bohannon Ryan hit a great ball. Ricard Keegan kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Belisario Zapata 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. The corner led to Shanlaragh AFC's Pearse McOliver getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. If Blar McJames had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vigil Irureta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Blar McJames's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. In the 84thth minute of the game Belisario Zapata who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Shanlaragh AFC's Brennan Coyle was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Belisario Zapata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brennan Coyle having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Barry McGlynn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Bayern de Siberia getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Leo Amorebieta hit a great ball. Blar McJames recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 94th minute, Urtun Camarasa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bayern de Siberia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Shanlaragh AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.