Friendly League

Diego A. Milito
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) NUMBA's Bernardo Quinten 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samuel Frisco during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Racing Club【LBF】 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 3rd minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Quinten in the 7th minute of play forced Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacobo Magdaleno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jacobo Magdaleno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Marchidan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Justo Ruy made a huge save. In the 22nd minute Racing Club【LBF】 were awarded a corner. Severino Jatsu went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Alejo Galoer got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Justo Ruy quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Quinten in the 23rd minute of play. Cláudio Taffarel 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 26th minute. If Manuel Marchidan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Justo Ruy was out of position in the 28 minute of play, and Emanuel Obafuso capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Emanuel Obafuso really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 33rdth minute of the game Bernardo Quinten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Justo Ruy came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Racing Club【LBF】's Severino Jatsu. But to his dismay, Severino Jatsu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1.

NUMBA's Justo Ruy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Obafuso in the 51st minute of play. The NUMBA fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when NUMBA's Bernardo Quinten looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Bernardo Quinten who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 59thth minute tested the skills of Cláudio Taffarel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Bernardo Quinten who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 59thth minute tested the skills of Cláudio Taffarel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Modesto Arnau charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Modesto Arnau the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to NUMBA getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Modesto Arnau hit a great ball. 61 minutes into the match, NUMBA's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Jatsu came free, but Justo Ruy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Quinten in the 66th minute of play forced Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jacobo Magdaleno. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by NUMBA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jeffrey Taverniers was slow to take the kick. During this time Racing Club【LBF】's players had a chance to rest. Jacobo Magdaleno came free with the goalkeeper in the 76th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cláudio Taffarel could save by the left post. In the 81st match minute, NUMBA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Salvino to maneuver through the defense. Justo Ruy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Marchidan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 84 minutes, Cláudio Taffarel successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. NUMBA were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Racing Club【LBF】's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Modesto Arnau took the corner. After taking down the ball on NUMBA's corner Modesto Arnau fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cláudio Taffarel quite easily take care of the ball. NUMBA's Bernardo Quinten managed to work through Racing Club【LBF】's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Bernardo Quinten dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. When Manuel Marchidan came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Racing Club【LBF】 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Manuel Marchidan couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jaime Cordero in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Justo Ruy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Racing Club【LBF】 fans cheered their team off the field, for while NUMBA had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.