Friendly League

COLOSSEUM
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Andre Agassi made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 played minutes Ciclista FC got a freekick which was hit by Narciso Justin. 5 minutes into the match, Andre Agassi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Amancio Aimar, 1-0. Aron Dahlbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Veronica in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th match minute, Ciclista FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurelio Castulo to maneuver through the defense. Venancio Bladi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aron Dahlbom having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Venancio Bladi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ciclista FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Venancio Bladi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aron Dahlbom breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andre Agassi took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amancio Aimar. Amancio Aimar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in MAFFIAN's zone, Baldomiro Velasco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aron Dahlbom came out of the goal and Baldomiro Velasco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th minute, Andre Agassi made a precise shot to the right of Amancio Aimar. Ciclista FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Amancio Aimar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vincent Linberg in the 28th minute of play. Ciclista FC's Amancio Aimar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Ciclista FC from getting a goal against them. 31 minutes into the match, Pete Sampras had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amancio Aimar. Ciclista FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pete Sampras was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Amancio Aimar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vincent Linberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-0 in the 35 minute of play. In the 39th minute, Pete Sampras made a precise shot to the right of Amancio Aimar. Ciclista FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. If Mats Wilander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the game, Venancio Bladi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ciclista FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MAFFIAN the free kick. Venancio Bladi kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Vincent Linberg kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Amancio Aimar. That made the score 7-0 in the 47 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 7-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Venancio Bladi made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Andre Agassi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amancio Aimar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amancio Aimar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mats Wilander in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mats Wilander in the 57th minute of play forced Ciclista FC's goalkeeper Amancio Aimar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MAFFIAN made a substitution. Alf Säfström replaced Greger Broberg. Mats Wilander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Venancio Bladi came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Ciclista FC 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 Venancio Bladi couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andre Agassi in the 71st minute of play forced Ciclista FC's goalkeeper Amancio Aimar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ragnar Törnkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amancio Aimar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andre Agassi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andre Agassi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Venancio Bladi scored 7-1 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aron Dahlbom, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 83rd minute, Andre Agassi made a precise shot to the right of Amancio Aimar. Ciclista FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-1. After a rather tough play, Ciclista FC's Venancio Bladi got a free kick in the 85th minute. Amancio Aimar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andre Agassi, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Amancio Aimar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Wilander in the 87th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, Ciclista FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andre Agassi came free, but Amancio Aimar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amancio Aimar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mats Wilander in the 90th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Andre Agassi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amancio Aimar was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. 93 minutes into the game, MAFFIAN's Ragnar Törnkvist nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Amancio Aimar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-1. Amancio Aimar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pete Sampras, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the referee ended the match the MAFFIAN players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.