Friendly League

The Quiver
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Grzegorz Piechna made the kick off which started today's match. Grzegorz Piechna's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Art Hauschildt firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 5th minute Nando Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ged Nightingale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hugo Bakker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Art Hauschildt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Grzegorz Piechna kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Art Hauschildt. That made the score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximilian Larsson in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ged Nightingale saved Arrows Academy FC from getting behind. Wen Jie Ting in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Art Hauschildt, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 15 minutes into the match, Titipounamu's goalkeeper Art Hauschildt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grzegorz Piechna. Hugo Bakker in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Art Hauschildt, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ged Nightingale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nando Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Guy Hogg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Art Hauschildt having to make a save. In the 29th minute of the match, Guy Hogg tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Art Hauschildt saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ged Nightingale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nando Pereira in the 31st minute of the match. Nando Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ged Nightingale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nando Pereira in the 33rd minute of play. If Guy Hogg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nando Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ged Nightingale having to interfere. 43 minutes into the game, Nando Pereira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ged Nightingale was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nando Pereira to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Ged Nightingale had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maximilian Larsson. 55 minutes into the match, Titipounamu's Nando Pereira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ged Nightingale narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nando Pereira in the 56th minute of play. Ged Nightingale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nando Pereira in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nando Pereira in the 66th minute of play forced Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Ged Nightingale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ged Nightingale came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Titipounamu's Nando Pereira. But to his dismay, Nando Pereira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Titipounamu's Kirby Palmington was substituted for Jacobs Soekirno. Ged Nightingale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximilian Larsson in the 72nd minute of play. When Arrows Academy FC's Grzegorz Piechna in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Titipounamu's goalie prevented a goal. If Grzegorz Piechna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Titipounamu made a substitution. Remington Dobson replaced Maximilian Larsson. In the 80th minute of the match, Nando Pereira tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ged Nightingale saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ged Nightingale stood somewhat misplaced when Nando Pereira came free in front of goal and shot 1-3 to the left of him in the 86 minute. Titipounamu's attentive Kees Van Bever managed to snatch the ball when Pacho Quintianan made a throw-in in the 89th minute of the game. In the 90th minute Nando Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ged Nightingale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ged Nightingale made an important save on a dangerous shot by Remington Dobson in the 93rd minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Titipounamu eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.