Friendly League

ESA MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrew Dalli in the 3rd minute of play forced ☠QUINTERO☠'s goalkeeper Tom Wall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ☠QUINTERO☠'s Tom Wall proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save ☠QUINTERO☠ from getting a goal against them. 6 minutes into the match, ☠QUINTERO☠'s goal looked a bit too open when Andrew Dalli came free, but Tom Wall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorge Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qu Ming Qiang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aldo Cazorla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Jorge Armani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tom Wall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zülfü Sungur, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Lê Yang made in the 27th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Zülfü Sungur however managed to control. Jorge Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Manuel Facuse in the 31st minute of the match. Carlos Manuel Facuse recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aldo Cazorla scored 0-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jorge Armani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half ☠QUINTERO☠ were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlos Manuel Facuse to strike the kick off in the second half. Carlos Manuel Facuse could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Jorge Armani made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Manuel Facuse got free with Jorge Armani in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 56th minute of the match Devidatta Vendetta sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tom Wall skillfully saved the ball. 58 minutes into the game, ☠QUINTERO☠'s Carlos Manuel Facuse nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jorge Armani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 61 minutes into the match, ☠QUINTERO☠'s goal looked a bit too open when Eloy Calvino came free, but Tom Wall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Esmeralda AFC were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after ☠QUINTERO☠'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Devidatta Vendetta took the corner. Tom Wall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zülfü Sungur, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wei Cheng Ling got free with Jorge Armani in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 76 minutes into the game, Wei Cheng Ling was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ☠QUINTERO☠'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esmeralda AFC the free kick. In the 76th minute, Wei Cheng Ling hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ☠QUINTERO☠'s Cresenciano Jarabran was substituted for Casimír Ambrosetti. Esmeralda AFC's Jorge Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cresenciano Jarabran in the 79th minute of play. Jorge Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damián Albages in the 80th minute of play. ☠QUINTERO☠'s Bonifacio Baehr was substituted for Wei Cheng Ling. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cresenciano Jarabran got free with Jorge Armani in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Esmeralda AFC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Lê Yang hit a great ball. Jorge Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damián Albages in the 94th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Esmeralda AFC's Di Yong Yu got a free kick in the 95th minute. Aldo Cazorla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jorge Armani having to make a save.