Friendly League

Juan Román Riquelme
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filomeno Kauldi in the 3rd minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Julien Staffelbach notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Urko FC's Sebastián Torrico. Sebastián Torrico was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Arnas in the 12th minute of play forced Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Urko FC's Andrew Robertson got a free kick in the 16th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Julien Staffelbach in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sebastián Torrico prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 19th minute of the match Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ got a corner. Urko FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dawid Beckham ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Dawid Beckham almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Urko FC's Sebastián Torrico did a great save. In the 23rd minute, Urko FC's Celso Cruz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filomeno Kauldi in the 26th minute of play forced Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Roberto Eztebe got control of the ball when Antonio Arnas tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Cruz in the 42nd minute of play forced Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Taribo Ndukwe made in the 46th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Andrew Robertson. Dawid Beckham kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Julien Staffelbach to make the kick off. Sebastián Torrico made an important save on a dangerous shot by Germano Bettencourt in the 59th minute. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celso Cruz in the 60th minute of the match. In the 60th match minute, Urko FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filomeno Kauldi to maneuver through the defense. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celso Cruz in the 65th minute of play. If Celso Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Urko FC's Denis Alonso was substituted for Celso Cruz. Urko FC's Igor Baudelio was substituted for Filomeno Kauldi. 72 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Alonso came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Igor Baudelio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roberto Eztebe was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Alonso in the 80th minute of the match. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrew Robertson in the 83rd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the game, Julien Staffelbach cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Sebastián Torrico was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Christoff Stocks got a free kick in the 94th minute. Arrosko Lechem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind Urko FC's goalkeeper Sebastián Torrico, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Urko FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's performance. The match ended with a win for Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ.