Friendly League

Estadio La Scaloneta
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Gilberto Izel started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Bladi Fuster made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilberto Izel in the 8th minute. When Carl Deaconsfield came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the T H F C 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 Carl Deaconsfield couldn't finish the play. Ronan Sugden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 17 minutes into the match, T H F C's goalkeeper Bladi Fuster had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilberto Izel. After 25 played minutes T H F C got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Hargraves. Valentin Porfiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franz Midgley in the 32nd minute of the match. Donny Beckwith received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Valentin Porfiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valentin Porfiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franz Midgley in the 41st minute of the match. The supporters of T H F C booed when La Scaloneta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Izel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leo Romo's late challenge caught a T H F C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leo Romo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th minute, Leo Romo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carl Deaconsfield to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, La Scaloneta's Baltasar Maurin got a free kick in the 55th minute. T H F C's Bladi Fuster played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Izel in the 65th minute of play. Gilberto Izel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bladi Fuster read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. T H F C's Samuel Shakespeare was substituted for Carl Deaconsfield. T H F C made a substitution. Orson Billington replaced Matt Friend. Aaron Hargraves made in the 72nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by La Scaloneta's Baltasar Maurin. Valentin Porfiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Shakespeare, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind T H F C's goalkeeper Bladi Fuster, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Samuel Shakespeare had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Gilberto Izel sped through T H F C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bladi Fuster. Ezequiel Ihintza got a throw-in 89 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Freddy Cidro. Gilberto Izel might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bladi Fuster. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gilberto Izel ran back to his position shaking his head. Gilberto Izel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bladi Fuster having to make a save. Valentin Porfiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Shakespeare in the 95th minute of play. The La Scaloneta support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.