Friendly League

Chaffley Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Samuel Schmit took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Segio Burriaga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Graas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Segio Burriaga scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Francesco Graas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 9th minute, Isauro Lope ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Francesco Graas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 13th minute, Segio Burriaga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Bilbao fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Samuel Schmit hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. After 17 played minutes, FC Bilbao's Rodrigo Tarrero shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Francesco Graas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Bilbao reached it. In the 19th minute, SIX LUX's Florian Pröll seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Florian Pröll the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of SIX LUX protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Florian Pröll had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 19th minute of the game. One of SIX LUX:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Bilbao:s goal. Francesco Graas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Segio Burriaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of FC Bilbao booed when SIX LUX was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernie Zaugg didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erruki Veloso in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Francesco Graas saved SIX LUX from getting behind. SIX LUX's Francesco Graas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Segio Burriaga in the 30th minute of play. Francesco Graas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erruki Veloso in the 31st minute of play. After a rather tough play, SIX LUX's Samuel Schmit got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Segio Burriaga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francesco Graas. SIX LUX's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Segio Burriaga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Francesco Graas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Segio Burriaga, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erruki Veloso in the 43rd minute of play forced SIX LUX's goalkeeper Francesco Graas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Bilbao's Erruki Veloso got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 47th minute Segio Burriaga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Graas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 47 played minutes SIX LUX got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Schmit. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Erruki Veloso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Bilbao's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lothar Mutzel was slow to take the kick. During this time SIX LUX's players had a chance to rest. Lothar Mutzel made a great header on SIX LUX's corner, it was just that FC Bilbao's Maureo Izcaray managed to reach the ball for a save. Segio Burriaga who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 60thth minute tested the skills of Francesco Graas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erruki Veloso in the 61st minute of play forced SIX LUX's goalkeeper Francesco Graas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind SIX LUX's goalkeeper Francesco Graas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 69 minutes into the match, SIX LUX's goal looked a bit too open when Erruki Veloso came free, but Francesco Graas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Segio Burriaga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francesco Graas having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 77th minute by Segio Burriaga got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With a little luck, SIX LUX's Francesco Graas got control of the ball when Segio Burriaga tried to sneak it across the goal line. Francesco Graas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erruki Veloso, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 84 minutes into the match, SIX LUX's goal looked a bit too open when Erruki Veloso came free, but Francesco Graas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francesco Graas made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Segio Burriaga sent off a good shot on target. If Segio Burriaga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erruki Veloso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francesco Graas having to interfere. When the match clock showed 91 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Segio Burriaga sped through SIX LUX's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Francesco Graas. Thanks to some nice moves Segio Burriaga could shoot a difficult shot in the 94th minute, which Francesco Graas however easily saved by the left post. Francesco Graas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erruki Veloso in the 95th minute of play. When Gregory Hilgendorf fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SIX LUX's protests and gave Gregory Hilgendorf a yellow card for diving instead. FC Bilbao's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.