Friendly League

Sergio Navarro
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bernardo Quinten got the match started through his kick off. Erubiel Osoro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bernardo Quinten's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Bernardo Quinten's late challenge caught a Hacha y Tiza FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernardo Quinten helped the player get up and apologised. Bernardo Quinten hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Erubiel Osoro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bernardo Quinten's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. The audience was convinced that Bernardo Quinten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erubiel Osoro was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 12th minute Fernando Peruxu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Justo Ruy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, NUMBA's Modesto Arnau got a free kick in the 14th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardo Quinten in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erubiel Osoro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hacha y Tiza FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Modesto Arnau was slow to take the kick. During this time NUMBA's players had a chance to rest. Justo Ruy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Peruxu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erubiel Osoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Quinten in the 23rd minute of play. NUMBA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Modesto Arnau in the 25th minute. The corner led NUMBA's Leonardo Salvino to fire away a dangerous shot which Erubiel Osoro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Erubiel Osoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Quinten, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After 29 minutes, Fernando Peruxu made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. NUMBA's Justo Ruy tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 32 minutes into the game, Isaac Fernado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NUMBA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hacha y Tiza FC the free kick. In the 32nd minute, Isaac Fernado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rd minute, Fernando Peruxu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Justo Ruy was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 39 minutes into the match, Bernardo Quinten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erubiel Osoro. Hacha y Tiza FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernardo Quinten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Atilano Millan during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd minute, Atilano Millan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fernando Peruxu to make the kick off. Justo Ruy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Peruxu, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 52 minutes into the game, NUMBA's Bernardo Quinten nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Erubiel Osoro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Justo Ruy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Peruxu in the 58th minute of the match. Jacobo Magdaleno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erubiel Osoro having to interfere. Bernardo Quintens short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Erubiel Osoro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Justo Ruy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabricio Xabel in the 67th minute of play. Justo Ruy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clemente Bihar in the 68th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, NUMBA's goal looked a bit too open when Clemente Bihar came free, but Justo Ruy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Justo Ruy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Calixto, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Bernardo Quinten's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Erubiel Osoro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Hacha y Tiza FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Clemente Bihar hit a great ball. 79 minutes into the match, Bernardo Quinten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erubiel Osoro. Hacha y Tiza FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernardo Quinten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. The audience was convinced that Bernardo Quinten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erubiel Osoro was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. A collision led to Hacha y Tiza FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Fabricio Xabel hit a great ball. In the 86th minute, Fernando Peruxu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hacha y Tiza FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-4. Justo Ruy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Peruxu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. NUMBA's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.