Friendly League

Perry Hall Park
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oscar Beech started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Bernard in the 3rd minute of play forced Barr Point's goalkeeper Syd Knott to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Barr Point's Syd Knott played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulino Indar in the 6th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paulino Indar in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Syd Knott prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Syd Knott made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anastasio Panfilo in the 10th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Araz Älişov made a precise shot to the right of Syd Knott. Barr Point's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 19 played minutes Deportivo Juventud FC got a freekick which was hit by Paulino Indar. Syd Knott took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Araz Älişov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Oscar Beech took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for John Locke to make any attempt to save it. Syd Knott showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulino Indar, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 39th minute, Araz Älişov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Juventud FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Oscar Beech fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Locke having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfred Doona during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 47 played minutes Barr Point got a freekick which was hit by Alfred Doona. Deportivo Juventud FC's Anastasio Panfilo got a good chance for a goal in the 49th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zhang Zheng Liang to strike the kick off in the second half. Zhang Zheng Liangs short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Syd Knott to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 57th minute, Araz Älişov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Syd Knott was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. In the 61st minute of the match Deportivo Juventud FC got a corner. Barr Point's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Anastasio Panfilo ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Deportivo Juventud FC's corner Anastasio Panfilo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Syd Knott quite easily take care of the ball. Nathanial Alsford tried in the 62nd minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Syd Knott a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-4. Barr Point's Syd Knott proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Barr Point from getting a goal against them. Araz Älişov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Syd Knott made a huge save. Syd Knott made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Paulino Indar sent off a good shot on target. John Locke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jamie Mayfield in the 74th minute of play. Billy Metcalf charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Billy Metcalf the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 77th minute, Billy Metcalf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 78 minutes into the match, Barr Point's goalkeeper Syd Knott had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Araz Älişov. Araz Älişov took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Syd Knott. Syd Knott dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. Paddy Bastow hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded Deportivo Juventud FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Barr Point.