Friendly League

Alexis Bisoglio
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Amistad De Barrio's Guaberto Valiente started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some careless play in the Amistad De Barrio defense, Josué Ávila kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jose Corderun. The Amistad De Barrio fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jose Corderun should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Freire FC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Filiberto Dechent hit a great ball. Josué Ávila's late challenge caught a Amistad De Barrio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Josué Ávila helped the player get up and apologised. Josué Ávila hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Josué Ávila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jose Corderun having to interfere. Roman Clemencin's late challenge caught a Freire FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roman Clemencin helped the player get up and apologised. 18 minutes into the match, Amistad De Barrio's goal looked a bit too open when Franco Bauzá came free, but Jose Corderun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 19 played minutes Amistad De Barrio got a freekick which was hit by Roman Clemencin. In the 24th minute, Fermin Curcio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Josué Ávila blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jose Corderun having to make a save. 27 minutes into the game, Guaberto Valiente cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Stefano Escalona was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jose Corderun came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Freire FC's Josué Ávila. But to his dismay, Josué Ávila quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Jose Corderun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Bauzá in the 35th minute of play. In the 40th minute Guaberto Valiente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefano Escalona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jose Corderun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josué Ávila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Guaberto Valiente got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of Freire FC booed when Amistad De Barrio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fermin Curcio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 50th minute Franco Bauzá shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jose Corderun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Josué Ávila made a kick off. Jose Corderun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josué Ávila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Amistad De Barrio's Guaberto Valiente in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Freire FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josué Ávila in the 58th minute of play forced Amistad De Barrio's goalkeeper Jose Corderun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 60 minutes Amistad De Barrio's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Remi Matus who took care of the corner kick. Freire FC's Remi Matus was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jose Corderun in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Josué Ávila took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Jose Corderun to make any attempt to save it. 65 minutes into the match, Freire FC's Josué Ávila sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jose Corderun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 66th minute, Franco Bauzá left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Freire FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. After having played for 70 minutes, Guaberto Valiente managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Amistad De Barrio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guaberto Valiente was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Freire FC's Stefano Escalona played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guaberto Valiente in the 72nd minute of play. When Roman Clemencin was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 73 minutes had been played. A collision led to Amistad De Barrio getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Roman Clemencin hit a great ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Amistad De Barrio fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 76th minute. Penalty! If Josué Ávila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Josué Ávila struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Jose Corderun didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Freire FC. In the 85th of the match, Josué Ávila tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Jose Corderun got in the way and made a wonderful save. A collision led to Amistad De Barrio getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Guaberto Valiente hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the match, Freire FC's Josué Ávila sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jose Corderun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 99 minutes into the game, Guaberto Valiente was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Amistad De Barrio's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Freire FC the free kick. If Josué Ávila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 100th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Freire FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.