Friendly League

Arborial Park
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicky Bryson kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisito James in the 3rd minute of play forced C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalkeeper Jannes Ruttens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jannes Ruttens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisito James in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by C. A. Pipon Pipon's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luisito James was slow to take the kick. During this time ForestFire's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to C. A. Pipon Pipon getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Nicky Bryson hit a great ball. 7 minutes into the match, Francesco Figueroa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shaki Conn. ForestFire's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Francesco Figueroa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Shaki Conn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicky Bryson, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicky Bryson in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Shaki Conn saved ForestFire from getting behind. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Jannes Ruttens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ken Ivey in the 15th minute of play. Cristobal Harrington made a great header on ForestFire's corner, it was just that C. A. Pipon Pipon's Jannes Ruttens managed to reach the ball for a save. Shaki Conn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesario Irazu, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Lucas Navarro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Jannes Ruttens made a huge save. Francesco Figueroa kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Jannes Ruttens successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 24 minutes into the match, ForestFire's goal looked a bit too open when Francesco Figueroa came free, but Shaki Conn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ForestFire's Shaki Conn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francesco Figueroa in the 32nd minute of play. When Lucas Navarro came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the ForestFire 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 Lucas Navarro couldn't finish the play. Luisito James could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Jannes Ruttens made a huge save. In the 38th minute Ken Ivey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jannes Ruttens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute ForestFire were awarded a corner. Luisito James went to the cornerflag to take it. Cristobal Harrington was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Jannes Ruttens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ken Ivey in the 42nd minute of play. Jannes Ruttens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luisito James in the 45th minute. 48 minutes into the game, Stan Sanford was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ForestFire's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C. A. Pipon Pipon the free kick. 48 minutes into the game, one of ForestFire:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Shaki Conn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicky Bryson, who was totally free with the ball in the 49th minute.

The wind increased when Ken Ivey made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Francesco Figueroa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ForestFire's Shaki Conn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jannes Ruttens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucas Navarro's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Stan Sanford lost his temper 61 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Stan Sanford hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, ForestFire's Stan Sanford got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Shaki Conn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Al Whatley in the 64th minute. Shaki Conn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jose José in the 68th minute of the match. If Nicky Bryson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 74th minute Malcolm McIntosh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shaki Conn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jannes Ruttens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucas Navarro's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Shaki Conn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Malcolm McIntosh in the 78th minute of the match. If Luisito James had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicky Bryson in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Shaki Conn, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The crowd rose to their feet as C. A. Pipon Pipon's Malcolm McIntosh slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Shaki Conn. That made the score 0-3 after 88 minutes of play. With a little luck, ForestFire's Shaki Conn got control of the ball when Nicky Bryson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lucas Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Jannes Ruttens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisito James in the 96th minute of play. Lucas Navarro charged in rather forcefully in the 98th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucas Navarro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 98 played minutes ForestFire got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Navarro. When the final whistle went the supporters of C. A. Pipon Pipon were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant ForestFire side.