Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Walter Giardino made the kick off which started today's match. A sloppy throw-in by Esteban Ekaitz in the 6th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Grigoris Kornaros. 9 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goal looked a bit too open when Saturnino Curcio came free, but José Sá reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Fernendo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walter Giardino in the 11th minute of the match. José Sá took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Bilintx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the match, Walter Giardino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Fernendo. Sporting de Gijón's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Walter Giardino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Walter Giardino in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Fernendo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Laurence Snow received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Dante Fernendo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 32 minutes into the game, Esteban Ekaitz threw the ball into play from the sideline. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Grigoris Kornaros quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Grigoris Kornaros quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Esteban Ekaitz, made in the 34th minute of the game. Sporting de Gijón's Dante Fernendo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walter Giardino in the 35th minute of play. If Alexis Alexandris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexis Alexandris in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Fernendo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dante Fernendo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walter Giardino in the 44th minute of play. Dante Fernendo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walter Giardino in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Alexis Alexandris scored 0-2 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Fernendo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Matias Bilintx might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over José Sá. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Matias Bilintx ran back to his position shaking his head. Egemen Tavgaç hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After 61 played minutes tHe SOnS of rAGnar got a freekick which was hit by Egemen Tavgaç. Dante Fernendo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walter Giardino in the 64th minute of play. In the 64th minute, Walter Giardino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The tHe SOnS of rAGnar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. The audience was convinced that Giannis Papoutsakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Fernendo was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Dante Fernendo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Telis Ntasios's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. 73 minutes into the game, Telis Ntasios recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dante Fernendo. Telis Ntasios showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Venancio Emesto replaced Alejandro Rufo. Telis Ntasios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Dante Fernendo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexis Alexandris. A collision led to Sporting de Gijón getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Venancio Emesto hit a great ball. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goalkeeper José Sá, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dante Fernendo made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Laurence Snow sent off a good shot on target. José Sá made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Bilintx in the 93rd minute of play. In the 95th match minute, Sporting de Gijón was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venancio Emesto to maneuver through the defense. Alexis Alexandris struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Dante Fernendo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for tHe SOnS of rAGnar. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.