Friendly League

EL PINO
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nikos Valassiou got the match started through his kick off. El Pinar's Ni Tian Peng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daavid Uitto in the 3rd minute of play. Ni Tian Peng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daavid Uitto in the 5th minute of the match. In the 7th minute ..Villa Rugby Club.. were awarded a corner. Napoleon Lewicki went to the cornerflag to take it. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Jakob Källberg was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ni Tian Peng in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mikolaj Giertych in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ni Tian Peng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. El Pinar's Ni Tian Peng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikolaj Giertych in the 11th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 14 minutes, Kang Ying Hai successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 18 minutes into the game, Nikos Valassiou cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Kang Ying Hai was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by El Pinar's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Napoleon Lewicki was slow to take the kick. During this time ..Villa Rugby Club..'s players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on ..Villa Rugby Club..'s corner Napoleon Lewicki fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ni Tian Peng quite easily take care of the ball. Ni Tian Peng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikolaj Giertych in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute Flavio Perez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Tian Peng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Flavio Perez in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ni Tian Peng saved El Pinar from getting behind. If Mikolaj Giertych had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ni Tian Peng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikolaj Giertych in the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Mikolaj Giertych shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Tian Peng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mikolaj Giertych might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ni Tian Peng. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mikolaj Giertych ran back to his position shaking his head. Ni Tian Peng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikolaj Giertych, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Ni Tian Peng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikolaj Giertych in the 45th minute of the match. After the first half ..Villa Rugby Club.. were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After 57 minutes El Pinar's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Napoleon Lewicki who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Valassiou in the 58th minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Kang Ying Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Cavad Lider replaced Jakob Källberg. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Olaf Cebula was substituted for Flavio Perez. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Carlos Saúl Menem replaced Mikolaj Giertych. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Cristian Claude managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Henrik Kock in the 63 minute of the game. In the 65th minute, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Carlos Saúl Menem dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. El Pinar's Ni Tian Peng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Saúl Menem in the 69th minute of play. Carlos Saúl Menem's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ni Tian Peng read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Carlos Saúl Menem left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ..Villa Rugby Club.. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Carlos Saúl Menem took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ni Tian Peng. Ni Tian Peng dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlos Saúl Menem in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ni Tian Peng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Carlos Saúl Menem kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ni Tian Peng. That made the score 1-6 in the 91 minute of play. Ni Tian Peng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Saúl Menem, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ..Villa Rugby Club.. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.