Friendly League

Sporting Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Isaias Jakue kicked off to start the match. After having played for 5 minutes, Santiago Txilar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alpachiri AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santiago Txilar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Roman Shantala was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Isaias Jakue showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. When Alpachiri AFC's Santiago Txilar in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting Buceo's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laureano Acuña in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maximo Horquizar saved Sporting Buceo from getting behind. Sporting Buceo's Maximo Horquizar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ladislao Savier in the 19th minute of play. Sporting Buceo's Isaias Jakue got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Maximo Horquizar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Txilar, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Roman Shantala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaias Jakue in the 26th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Sporting Buceo's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Txilar came free, but Maximo Horquizar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sporting Buceo's Maximo Horquizar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Txilar in the 30th minute of play. Isaias Jakue could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Roman Shantala made a huge save. Roman Shantala stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Isaias Jakue's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Isaias Jakue sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Alpachiri AFC's Roman Shantala got control of the ball when Isaias Jakue tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roman Shantala came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Sporting Buceo's Isaias Jakue. But to his dismay, Isaias Jakue quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Maximo Horquizar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Bartolome, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Santiago Txilar to make the kick off. Maximo Horquizar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santiago Txilar in the 51st minute of play. If Isaias Jakue had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Roman Shantala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaias Jakue, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roman Shantala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaias Jakue in the 57th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Alpachiri AFC's goalkeeper Roman Shantala, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 64 minutes into the match, Sporting Buceo's Isaias Jakue sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roman Shantala narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sporting Buceo's Isaias Jakue got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sporting Buceo made a substitution. Xinto Carreiras replaced Filimon Gamburtsev. 71 minutes into the match, Xinto Carreiras had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roman Shantala. Alpachiri AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xinto Carreiras was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. If Ladislao Savier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Xinto Carreiras came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Sporting Buceo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Xinto Carreiras couldn't finish the play. 77 minutes into the match, Sporting Buceo's Xinto Carreiras sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roman Shantala narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 78 minutes Alpachiri AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Xinto Carreiras who took care of the corner kick. Roman Shantala stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oscar Ruggeri's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Maureen Franco put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Roman Shantala. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xinto Carreiras in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roman Shantala prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Roman Shantala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maureen Franco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roman Shantala didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Sporting Buceo's Xinto Carreiras shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 88th minute Xinto Carreiras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Shantala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Sporting Buceo fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when Sporting Buceo's Xinto Carreiras looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Sporting Buceo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.