Friendly League

Springfield Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Romeo Berdaitz kicked off to start the match. Giannis Gounaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Berdaitz in the 5th minute of the match. Benigno Manilan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oskaras Matulaitis, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Romeo Berdaitz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giannis Gounaris read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. Kastytis Kundrotas thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Giannis Gounaris, a very annoying self made goal in the 10th minute which led to 0-1. Benigno Manilan was a little too slow when Eddi Ramkilde got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 1-1. Benigno Manilan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oskaras Matulaitis went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Benigno Manilan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eddi Ramkilde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sarmiento de Resistencia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 25th minute, when Yiyo Blea scored to the left of an out of position Benigno Manilan, making the score, 3-1. Benigno Manilan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaunius Petkevičius in the 29th minute. After 31 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Karamba! Giannis Gounaris went to the wrong direction when Bernabe George was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After 34 played minutes Sarmiento de Resistencia got a freekick which was hit by Hernan Sarmento. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Berdaitz in the 44th minute of play forced FC Karamba's goalkeeper Giannis Gounaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Eddi Ramkilde dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benigno Manilan, 5-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eddi Ramkilde made a kick off. Benigno Manilan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yiyo Blea in the 51st minute of the match. In the 52nd minute, Eddi Ramkilde 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. When Eddi Ramkilde came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the FC Karamba 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 Eddi Ramkilde couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, FC Karamba's Yiyo Blea got a free kick in the 61st minute. When the match had been going on for 63 minutes, Sarmiento de Resistencia's Bernabe George got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Giannis Gounaris. Giannis Gounaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeo Berdaitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romeo Berdaitz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Giannis Gounaris made a huge save. If Yiyo Blea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benigno Manilan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yiyo Blea in the 75th minute of the match. The supporters of FC Karamba booed when Sarmiento de Resistencia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Braulio Ourente didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to FC Karamba getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Yiyo Blea hit a great ball. Giannis Gounaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romulo Sarmiento in the 83rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Sarmiento de Resistencia defense, Eddi Ramkilde kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benigno Manilan. The Sarmiento de Resistencia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benigno Manilan should have stopped the shot. In the 91st minute of the game Lukas Uggstedt made a throw-in which Oskaras Matulaitis played forward. When the referee ended the match the FC Karamba players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.