Friendly League

La Leonera
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nick Usel got the match started through his kick off. Halkus Valkus BK's attack was well implemented in the 3rd minute, but when Nicolas Tantholt was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. GUSESI's Santos Kiliz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sune Sjöberg in the 4th minute of play. Baltasar Marquez charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baltasar Marquez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to GUSESI getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Baltasar Marquez hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the match, GUSESI's goal looked a bit too open when Ovidiu Spirea came free, but Santos Kiliz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cayetano Bertol 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. Ovidiu Spirea took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Santos Kiliz. GUSESI's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Ovidiu Spirea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tiburcio Cuartio kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Nicolas Tantholt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Halkus Valkus BK's Ovidiu Spirea in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GUSESI's goalie prevented a goal. In the 24th minute Nicolas Tantholt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Kiliz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santos Kiliz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nick Usel in the 27th minute of the match. Baltasar Marquez kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nick Usel in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santos Kiliz saved GUSESI from getting behind. Sune Sjöberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. GUSESI's Santos Kiliz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nick Usel in the 31st minute of play. After 38 minutes of play, Halkus Valkus BK's Ovidiu Spirea made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santos Kiliz was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 41 minutes, Ovidiu Spirea made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. GUSESI's Santos Kiliz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the GUSESI defense, Nick Usel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santos Kiliz. The GUSESI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santos Kiliz should have stopped the shot. 48 minutes into the match, GUSESI's goal looked a bit too open when Ovidiu Spirea came free, but Santos Kiliz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 49th minute of the match Halkus Valkus BK got a corner. GUSESI's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ovidiu Spirea ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Ovidiu Spirea got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Santos Kiliz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After the first half Halkus Valkus BK were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Florentino Paul to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Ovidiu Spirea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Kiliz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute, Fred Ekman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santos Kiliz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Santos Kiliz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Ekman, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute Fred Ekman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Kiliz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santos Kiliz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nick Usel in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Tantholt in the 69th minute of play forced GUSESI's goalkeeper Santos Kiliz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Nick Usel fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. GUSESI's Santos Kiliz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nick Usel in the 70th minute of play. In the 76th minute, GUSESI's Tiburcio Cuartio seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Tiburcio Cuartio the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of GUSESI protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Tiburcio Cuartio had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to GUSESI getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Tiburcio Cuartio hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, GUSESI's Tiburcio Cuartio got a free kick in the 77th minute. GUSESI's Santos Kiliz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ovidiu Spirea in the 79th minute of play. A hard shot 80 in the game by Ovidiu Spirea from a close distance when the talented Santos Kiliz managed to make a qualified save. GUSESI's players were relieved. 83 minutes into the match, GUSESI's goalkeeper Santos Kiliz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ovidiu Spirea. 89 minutes into the game, Ovidiu Spirea recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Santos Kiliz. Ovidiu Spirea showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-6. Santos Kiliz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fred Ekman in the 92nd minute. Sune Sjöberg kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Halkus Valkus BK's Ovidiu Spirea slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Santos Kiliz. That made the score 0-7 after 98 minutes of play. When the final whistle sounded Halkus Valkus BK left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than GUSESI.