Friendly League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dominik Smith kicked off to start the match. Anthony Timmins charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anthony Timmins the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to The Handsome Wizards UTD getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Anthony Timmins hit a great ball. Luke Hollingsworth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baltasar Baumar in the 5th minute of the match. Luke Hollingsworth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from German Lia in the 14th minute of the match. Baltasar Baumar in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Luke Hollingsworth, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s German Lia got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 27th minute Baltasar Baumar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Hollingsworth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Serafino Natal in the 28th minute. Baltasar Baumar who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 30thth minute tested the skills of Luke Hollingsworth when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 35th minute Baltasar Baumar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Hollingsworth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luke Hollingsworth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from German Lia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Baltasar Baumar came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ 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 Baltasar Baumar couldn't finish the play. Baltasar Baumar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Emiliano Quinteros fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s protests and gave Emiliano Quinteros a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of The Handsome Wizards UTD booed when ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emiliano Quinteros didn't get a good kick on the ball. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ made a substitution. Enzo Abad replaced Baltasar Baumar. Emiliano Quinteros kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. The audience held their breath when Junior Bass in the 49th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Guido Aurken's left hand side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when German Lia made the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute, Enzo Abad 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. German Lia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo Abad in the 72nd minute of play forced The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper Luke Hollingsworth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to The Handsome Wizards UTD getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Trev Shuttleworth hit a great ball. Enzo Abad scored 1-0 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luke Hollingsworth, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luke Hollingsworth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Abad in the 80th minute of the match. Gaston Firman's late challenge caught a The Handsome Wizards UTD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaston Firman helped the player get up and apologised. In the 83rd match minute, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaston Firman to maneuver through the defense. Luke Hollingsworth came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Enzo Abad. But to his dismay, Enzo Abad quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 93 minutes into the match, The Handsome Wizards UTD's goal looked a bit too open when German Lia came free, but Luke Hollingsworth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enzo Abad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. There was no doubt that ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ were the better team. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.