Friendly League

Gigante de Alberdi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Alejo Claus started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Elias Hug managed to get in a good position for a shot. Las Palmas's supporters rose to their feet, but Elias Hug was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulino Lizer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Amadeo Francesco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Efrain Veremundo having to make a save. The throw-in from Cayetano Valerio in the 15th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Piratas FC's Alvaro Martxot. Paulino Lizer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Berbiz in the 20th minute of play. Efrain Veremundo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeo Francesco in the 23rd minute of the match. Cayetano Valerio got a throw-in 28 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Benjamin Leheren. Piratas FC's Amadeo Francesco got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amadeo Francesco during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th minute, Amadeo Francesco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Piratas FC's Paulino Lizer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Hug in the 37th minute of play. After 37 played minutes Piratas FC got a freekick which was hit by Alejo Claus. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Berbiz in the 40th minute of play forced Piratas FC's goalkeeper Paulino Lizer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulino Lizer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Berbiz in the 41st minute of the match. In the 41st match minute, Piratas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niceto Elizardo to maneuver through the defense. Amadeo Francesco was shown his second yellow card after 43 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Amadeo Francesco kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Elias Hug received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Paulino Lizer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 52nd minute, Damaso Sotil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Piratas FC's Paulino Lizer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodoro Edur in the 55th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elias Hug got free with Paulino Lizer in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Piratas FC's Paulino Lizer got control of the ball when Elias Hug tried to sneak it across the goal line. Efrain Veremundo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejo Claus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd match minute, Las Palmas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Hug to maneuver through the defense. Paulino Lizer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teodoro Edur in the 66th minute. If Teodoro Edur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Elias Hug took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Paulino Lizer to make any attempt to save it. In the 75thth minute of the game Elias Hug who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Piratas FC's Paulino Lizer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Alejo Claus had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Efrain Veremundo. Las Palmas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alejo Claus was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 93 minutes into the match, Piratas FC's goalkeeper Paulino Lizer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benjamin Leheren. Las Palmas were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.