Friendly League

Parque de los Virgos
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benny Niva started the match with the kick off. Benny Niva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Luis Mejía made a huge save. With a little luck, ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Luis Mejía got control of the ball when Benny Niva tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zacarias Ascencio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmet Halis Özkoc in the 10th minute of the match. If Melchor Garoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zacarias Ascencio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Semih Recai's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. After 20 played minutes Celta de Virgos got a freekick which was hit by Cosme Esiquio. Filomeno Birjaio kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After 26 minutes ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bernardino Rosio who took care of the corner kick. In the 28th minute Melchor Garoa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zacarias Ascencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melchor Garoa in the 29th minute of play forced Celta de Virgos's goalkeeper Zacarias Ascencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd match minute, Celta de Virgos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardino Rosio to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th match minute, ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehmet Halis Özkoc to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute of the match, Dündar Aynacıoğlu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luis Mejía saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Jayden Beaverley hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Celta de Virgos's Zacarias Ascencio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melchor Garoa in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dündar Aynacıoğlu in the 41st minute of play forced ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s goalkeeper Luis Mejía to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute Benny Niva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Mejía saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Semih Recai stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The corner led ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Gegë Hysi to fire away a dangerous shot which Zacarias Ascencio despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Melchor Garoa got free with Zacarias Ascencio in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Celta de Virgos booed when ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Máximo Speedtsberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Celta de Virgos's David Astudillo was substituted for Benny Niva. Máximo Speedtsberg kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after Celta de Virgos's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gegë Hysi took the corner. After taking down the ball on ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s corner Gegë Hysi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zacarias Ascencio quite easily take care of the ball. Luis Mejía showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Astudillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Celta de Virgos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bernardino Rosio in the 64th minute. The corner led to Celta de Virgos's Dündar Aynacıoğlu getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. David Astudillo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luis Mejía having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Astudillo in the 68th minute of play forced ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s goalkeeper Luis Mejía to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luis Mejía showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Astudillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. A throw-in in the 75th minute of the game was made by Filomeno Birjaio with Tomáš Kožený as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 79 minutes into the match, Celta de Virgos's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Nisio came free, but Zacarias Ascencio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Nafiz Bilen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rogelio Erlantz charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rogelio Erlantz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Celta de Virgos booed when ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogelio Erlantz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luis Mejía showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Astudillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Ivan Nisio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zacarias Ascencio having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.