Friendly League

Estadi Plantadis
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Menchu FC's Gabriele Batistuta started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute, Gabriele Batistuta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Menchu FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 10th match minute, Menchu FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Grönlund to maneuver through the defense. After 11 played minutes, El Pasteral F.C's Monte Feria shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Camilo Salvidor came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in El Pasteral F.C reached it. 13 minutes into the game, Menchu FC's Gabriele Batistuta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xaime Campoamor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. El Pasteral F.C's Xaime Campoamor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriele Batistuta in the 16th minute of play. Xaime Campoamor came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Menchu FC's Gabriele Batistuta. But to his dismay, Gabriele Batistuta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Gabriele Batistuta sped through El Pasteral F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Xaime Campoamor. 26 minutes into the match, Gabriele Batistuta notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of El Pasteral F.C's Xaime Campoamor. Xaime Campoamor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 30 minutes into the game, Gabriele Batistuta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Xaime Campoamor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Menchu FC's Gabriele Batistuta got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. El Pasteral F.C's Sotero Serena got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 47 minutes into the match, Gabriele Batistuta notched a goal, 0-9, to the right of El Pasteral F.C's Xaime Campoamor. Xaime Campoamor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The El Pasteral F.C players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Menchu FC were winning 0-9.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Uriel Silvestre made a kick off. Gabriele Batistuta might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Xaime Campoamor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gabriele Batistuta ran back to his position shaking his head. Xaime Campoamor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriele Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xaime Campoamor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriele Batistuta in the 58th minute of the match. Camilo Salvidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serapio Cazorla in the 60th minute of play. If Gabriele Batistuta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Xaime Campoamor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriele Batistuta in the 64th minute. Gabriele Batistuta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Xaime Campoamor made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Gabriele Batistuta sent off a good shot on target. In the 77th minute, Egoi Durango hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Menchu FC's Herbert Pilarski was substituted for Uriel Gorri. After 79 played minutes El Pasteral F.C got a freekick which was hit by Egoi Durango. Xaime Campoamor stood somewhat misplaced when Gabriele Batistuta came free in front of goal and shot 0-10 to the left of him in the 80 minute. Xaime Campoamor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriele Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xaime Campoamor came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Menchu FC's Gabriele Batistuta. But to his dismay, Gabriele Batistuta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-11. Menchu FC made a substitution. Armando Roland replaced Siro Osasun. Herbert Pilarski was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 92nd minute. Menchu FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 93rdth minute of the game Gabriele Batistuta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Pasteral F.C's Xaime Campoamor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Menchu FC played a much better game than El Pasteral F.C and deserved their victory. The El Pasteral F.C players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.