Friendly League

Carlos Cuomo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Quentin Francis kicked off to start the match. In the 3rdth minute of the game Quentin Francis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Estación Q.'s Arif Nihat Yıldıray was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Naboonga Wild Katt FC's goalkeeper Anton Björnberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Estación Q. were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Naboonga Wild Katt FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rainer Nõmmeots took the corner. The corner led Estación Q.'s Hector Abadia to fire away a dangerous shot which Anton Björnberg despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Arif Nihat Yıldıray didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Quentin Francis went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Arif Nihat Yıldıray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quentin Francis, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 20th minute of the match Quentin Francis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arif Nihat Yıldıray skillfully saved the ball. 21 minutes in the game Nils-Erik Kellman did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Paulinho Gonçalves. In the 25th minute Naboonga Wild Katt FC were awarded a corner. Quentin Francis went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Estación Q.'s goalie and right to Rodolfo Cordero. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Estación Q.'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The audience was convinced that Quentin Francis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arif Nihat Yıldıray was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Quentin Francis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Estación Q.'s Arif Nihat Yıldıray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quentin Francis in the 36th minute of play. Paulinho Gonçalves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Anton Björnberg made a huge save. Arif Nihat Yıldıray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quentin Francis in the 43rd minute of the match. Arif Nihat Yıldıray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Morrison, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. A hard shot 48 in the game by Paulinho Gonçalves from a close distance when the talented Anton Björnberg managed to make a qualified save. Naboonga Wild Katt FC's players were relieved. After the first half Naboonga Wild Katt FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paulinho Gonçalves was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Quentin Francis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Nihat Yıldıray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Virgilio Maraman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Estación Q. made a substitution. Tadeo Lesardo replaced Paulinho Gonçalves. Tadeo Lesardo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Naboonga Wild Katt FC's Manuel Silban was substituted for Quentin Francis. Naboonga Wild Katt FC's Florencio Montrell was substituted for Jim Morrison. Naboonga Wild Katt FC made a substitution. Javier Riguera replaced Guillermo Erosa. Estación Q.'s Aurelio Mincho was substituted for Ziya Özcakir. Estación Q.'s Arif Nihat Yıldıray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Silban in the 75th minute of play. Manuel Silban could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Arif Nihat Yıldıray made a huge save. Arif Nihat Yıldıray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Silban, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After 85 minutes Estación Q.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Manuel Iaki who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Naboonga Wild Katt FC's Lucho Garkalin getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Arif Nihat Yıldıray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucho Garkalin in the 86th minute of play. Anton Björnberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio Mincho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the match, Manuel Silban notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Estación Q.'s Arif Nihat Yıldıray. Arif Nihat Yıldıray was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 96th match minute, Naboonga Wild Katt FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Javier Riguera to maneuver through the defense. The Naboonga Wild Katt FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Naboonga Wild Katt FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.