Friendly League

Hampden Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tekken F.C.'s Alberto Russo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Tekken F.C. booed when Scotland 1873 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isidoro Pelayo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Breno Bastos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Russo, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Scotland 1873's goal looked a bit too open when Florian Giusti came free, but Breno Bastos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Tekken F.C. defense, Casimiro Arixo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armin Ruggeri. The Tekken F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armin Ruggeri should have stopped the shot. 17 minutes into the match, Leonel Gonzo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armin Ruggeri. Tekken F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonel Gonzo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 21st minute Biagio Ferri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Breno Bastos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Scotland 1873's Isidoro Pelayo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Armin Ruggeri. Armin Ruggeri yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. Breno Bastos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo Mannucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Ermegildo Leocadio took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armin Ruggeri. Armin Ruggeri dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. When Aldo Lope fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Scotland 1873's protests and gave Aldo Lope a yellow card for diving instead. After 33 played minutes Scotland 1873 got a freekick which was hit by Aldo Lope. Tekken F.C. were furious when Arrigo Barresi was red carded, 45 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tekken F.C.! When the match had been going on for 46 minutes, Scotland 1873's Leonel Gonzo got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Armin Ruggeri. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 7-0.

The wind increased when Casimiro Arixo made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Casimiro Arixo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armin Ruggeri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 56 minutes of play, Scotland 1873's Ermegildo Leocadio made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Armin Ruggeri was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Scotland 1873 fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when Scotland 1873's Leonel Gonzo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 10-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 62 minutes, Leonel Gonzo made it 11-0 with a short kick to the right side. Tekken F.C.'s Armin Ruggeri tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 65th match minute, Tekken F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edoardo Mannucci to maneuver through the defense. Leonel Gonzo, 65 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Armin Ruggeri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Julio Aurken went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 12-0 was the resulting score. In the 70th match minute, Tekken F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Russo to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute, Casimiro Arixo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Scotland 1873 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 13-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casimiro Arixo in the 77th minute of play forced Tekken F.C.'s goalkeeper Armin Ruggeri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armin Ruggeri came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Scotland 1873's Casimiro Arixo. But to his dismay, Casimiro Arixo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 14-0. In the 83rd minute, Ermegildo Leocadio made a precise shot to the right of Armin Ruggeri. Tekken F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 15-0. Leonel Gonzo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tekken F.C.'s Armin Ruggeri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Pelayo in the 96th minute of play. There was no doubt that Scotland 1873 were the better team. Scotland 1873's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.