Friendly League

Wamba Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nderim Pepo got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Nderim Pepo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cris Courtois was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ball Hold made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brian Finnman in the 6th minute. Machu Picchu's Ball Hold proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Machu Picchu from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nderim Pepo in the 8th minute of play forced Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper Cris Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cris Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maksymilian Wallach in the 9th minute of the match. In the 11th minute of the match Machu Picchu got a corner. Wambalamba FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hüsmen Samir ran over to the corner to take the kick. Machu Picchu's Hayrullah Özgun was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cris Courtois in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 13th minute, Yan Aparecido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ball Hold showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andre-Yann Dospel, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 26th minute of the match, Huang Tian Yun tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ball Hold saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Cris Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nderim Pepo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Machu Picchu's goal looked a bit too open when Juarês Donato came free, but Ball Hold reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Machu Picchu's Alix Gouhier seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Alix Gouhier the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Machu Picchu protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Alix Gouhier had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Machu Picchu fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 34th minute. Penalty! After some careless play in the Machu Picchu defense, Brian Finnman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ball Hold. The Machu Picchu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ball Hold should have stopped the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Léo Souto to strike the kick off in the second half. Ball Hold showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juarês Donato in the 53rd minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Machu Picchu's goal looked a bit too open when Léo Souto came free, but Ball Hold reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ball Hold showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juarês Donato, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Ball Hold made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juarês Donato in the 64th minute of play. Machu Picchu made a substitution. Halil Doğangün replaced Hayrullah Özgun. 69 minutes into the match, Wambalamba FC's Léo Souto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ball Hold narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 70th minute, Halil Doğangün hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ball Hold showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Léo Souto in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute Juarês Donato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ball Hold saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ball Hold showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brian Finnman, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 85th minute Juarês Donato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ball Hold saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 89 minutes Wambalamba FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was İsrafil Metin who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in İsrafil Metin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois did a great save. A collision led to Wambalamba FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Osvaldo Meireles hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Machu Picchu players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Wambalamba FC.