Friendly League

Silvano Tomé
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Willian Pay kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Luis Mejía got control of the ball when Willian Pay tried to sneak it across the goal line. Honorato Aznaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ovidio Jokin, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Honorato Aznaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Semih Recai in the 9th minute of play. Luis Mejía made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabian Hansson in the 12th minute. In the 20th minute, Willian Pay ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luis Mejía was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Honorato Aznaro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Melchor Garoa went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Luis Mejía made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabian Hansson in the 28th minute. Honorato Aznaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Melchor Garoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Habsburgo's goal looked a bit too open when Semih Recai came free, but Honorato Aznaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, Melchor Garoa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Honorato Aznaro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 37 minutes into the match, Habsburgo's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Halis Özkoc came free, but Honorato Aznaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Habsburgo defense, Melchor Garoa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Honorato Aznaro. The Habsburgo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Honorato Aznaro should have stopped the shot. 46 minutes into the game, ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Semih Recai nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Honorato Aznaro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Semih Recai to make the kick off. Mehmet Halis Özkoc hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. 56 minutes into the match, Habsburgo's goal looked a bit too open when Melchor Garoa came free, but Honorato Aznaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 61 minutes of play, Habsburgo's Willian Pay made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luis Mejía was left in no man's land by his defense there! Habsburgo made a substitution. Victoriano Iraunkor replaced Antônio Furtado. Habsburgo's Justo Leobardo was substituted for Sixto Milio. Habsburgo's Sebastian Froylan was substituted for Willian Pay. 69 minutes into the game, Melchor Garoa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Honorato Aznaro. Melchor Garoa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-5. Luis Mejía made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Hansson in the 74th minute of play. Tomáš Kožený could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Honorato Aznaro made a huge save. Luis Mejía made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justo Leobardo in the 78th minute of play. Luis Mejía took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justo Leobardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd match minute, Habsburgo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Ramone to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute Ovidio Jokin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Honorato Aznaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Honorato Aznaro was out of position in the 95 minute of play, and Tomáš Kožený capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tomáš Kožený really showed his touch with that goal: 4-6. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.