Friendly League

Winchester
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Blasi Asas started the match with the kick off. Franc Merlot came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™'s Zhu Ao Yi. But to his dismay, Zhu Ao Yi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Blasi Asas scored to the left of an out of position Matthew Benjamin, making the score, 1-2. In the 16th minute Zhu Ao Yi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franc Merlot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matthew Benjamin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabino Muguia in the 19th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Celsinho Perez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Franc Merlot was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Darrigrande in the 26th minute of play forced TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Franc Merlot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blasi Asass short, quick shot in the 27thth minute got Matthew Benjamin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Matthew Benjamin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabino Muguia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franc Merlot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlo Darrigrande in the 30th minute of play. After some careless play in the TiGrEs Fx defense, Zhu Ao Yi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Franc Merlot. The TiGrEs Fx fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Franc Merlot should have stopped the shot. Matthew Benjamin made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Blasi Asas sent off a good shot on target. Matthew Benjamin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabino Muguia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the game, Gerardo Trimiño threw the ball into play from the sideline. 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™'s Celsinho Perez quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zhu Ao Yi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Joaquim Matute fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matthew Benjamin having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhu Ao Yi in the 55th minute of play forced TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Franc Merlot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in TiGrEs Fx's zone, Zhu Ao Yi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franc Merlot came out of the goal and Zhu Ao Yi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Franc Merlot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhu Ao Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the match, TiGrEs Fx's goal looked a bit too open when Carlo Darrigrande came free, but Franc Merlot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™ made a substitution. Jarbas Lucas replaced Zhu Ao Yi. TiGrEs Fx made a substitution. Alex Elenescu replaced Blasi Asas. 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™'s Maurinho Trezeguet was substituted for Bar Olo. With a little luck, TiGrEs Fx's Franc Merlot got control of the ball when Jarbas Lucas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Maurinho Trezeguet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Franc Merlot made a huge save. Maurinho Trezeguet scored 1-5 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Franc Merlot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, TiGrEs Fx's Franc Merlot got control of the ball when Jarbas Lucas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Franc Merlot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jarbas Lucas in the 90th minute. 91 minutes into the match, TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Franc Merlot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlo Darrigrande. 91 minutes into the match, TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Franc Merlot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlo Darrigrande. A collision led to TiGrEs Fx getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Edgard Estevez hit a great ball. Maurinho Trezeguet's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 94thth minute, Franc Merlot skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. 『盛世メ名門』Donalton F.C.™ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.