Friendly League

Nicky Myers
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Giannis Dimitropoulos kicked off to start the match. Bernardo Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Dimitropoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute, Giannis Dimitropoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atletico de Madrid fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When %teams%'s Elmer Lozano was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-1 just inside the left pole, 11 minutes into the game. Marcelo Frans was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Dimitropoulos in the 13th minute of play forced LinuX F.C.'s goalkeeper Bernardo Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Atletico de Madrid's Marcelo Frans got control of the ball when Frank Soto tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Atletico de Madrid's Nikos Sterpis got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute of the match, Minor Godinez tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marcelo Frans saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 24th minute, Omiros Simos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Sterpis in the 30th minute of play forced LinuX F.C.'s goalkeeper Bernardo Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LinuX F.C.'s Elmer Lozano got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. LinuX F.C.'s Bernardo Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Sterpis in the 32nd minute of play. After 35 played minutes Atletico de Madrid got a freekick which was hit by Anastasios Grigoriadis. Frank Soto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Marcelo Frans made a huge save. When LinuX F.C.'s Minor Godinez in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atletico de Madrid's goalie prevented a goal. In the 47th match minute, Atletico de Madrid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zézinho de Alcântara to maneuver through the defense. When Elmer Lozano fell near the penalty area in the 48th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LinuX F.C.'s protests and gave Elmer Lozano a yellow card for diving instead. In the 48th match minute, LinuX F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elmer Lozano to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Minor Godinez to make the kick off. Marcelo Frans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Soto, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After 61 minutes of play, LinuX F.C.'s Elmer Lozano made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcelo Frans was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 67th minute Zbyszko Sebzda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Frans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th match minute, LinuX F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Berny Parra to maneuver through the defense. Bernardo Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Segundo Maule, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 70 played minutes LinuX F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Ye Jian Kang. Frank Soto kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Bernardo Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Sterpis in the 75th minute of play. Elmer Lozano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelo Frans having to interfere. Segundo Maule hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Atletico de Madrid's Marcelo Frans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Minor Godinez in the 83rd minute of play. Omiros Simos kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Atletico de Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Ye Jian Kang came free, but Marcelo Frans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Atletico de Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Soto came free, but Marcelo Frans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atletico de Madrid's Marcelo Frans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Soto in the 96th minute of play. LinuX F.C.'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.