Friendly League

Tafari Makonnen
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adrián Espadas kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Soroca F.C.'s Armando Armani got control of the ball when Albino Silbestre tried to sneak it across the goal line. Long Sen Jing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Atarrabi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute of the match Soroca F.C. got a corner. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Christian Gagriel ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Soroca F.C.'s corner Christian Gagriel fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Long Sen Jing quite easily take care of the ball. 11 minutes into the match, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goal looked a bit too open when Adrián Espadas came free, but Long Sen Jing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armando Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciriaco Emenon in the 16th minute of play. Soroca F.C.'s Armando Armani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Soroca F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Armando Armani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Soroca F.C.'s Armando Armani got control of the ball when Albino Silbestre tried to sneak it across the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Soroca F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Albino Silbestre came free, but Armando Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Long Sen Jing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Atarrabi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute Soroca F.C. were awarded a corner. Christian Gagriel went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalie and right to Adrián Espadas. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Long Sen Jing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henky Sumendap, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Armando Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciriaco Emenon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute, Iordanis Karatzaferis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute Osvaldo Ospin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armando Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joe Sulser in the 43rd minute of the match. After 45 minutes of play, Soroca F.C.'s Adrián Espadas made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Long Sen Jing was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Albino Silbestre made the kick off in the second half. Armando Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albino Silbestre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Armando Armani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 59 minutes into the game, Alvaro Tercero threw the ball into play from the sideline. Soroca F.C.'s Natalio Mazuste quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Long Sen Jing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Răzvan Necula, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 69th minute Ciriaco Emenon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Joe Sulser came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the La Tribuna Tambien Juega 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 Joe Sulser couldn't finish the play. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Cahya Pandiangan was substituted for Joe Sulser. In the 77th minute Cahya Pandiangan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armando Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albino Silbestre, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Armando Armani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cahya Pandiangan went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After 85 played minutes La Tribuna Tambien Juega got a freekick which was hit by Albino Silbestre. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albino Silbestre in the 88th minute of play forced Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Armando Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zézinho Neiva kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albino Silbestre in the 96th minute of play forced Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Armando Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute, Albino Silbestre made a precise shot to the right of Armando Armani. Soroca F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The La Tribuna Tambien Juega fans cheered their team off the field, for while Soroca F.C. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.