Friendly League

CAMPEON DEL SIGLO
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) PEÑAROL PIPERO's Marcelo Zalayeta 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. After a defensive mix-up in PEÑAROL PIPERO's zone, Özgür Akbora stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Randall Rodríguez came out of the goal and Özgür Akbora tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gold Raiders FC's Sancarbey Zişan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Zalayeta in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Gustavo Matosas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nelson Olveira lost his temper 12 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 12th minute of the game. One of PEÑAROL PIPERO:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Gold Raiders FC:s goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Özgür Akbora in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Randall Rodríguez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 16th match minute, Gold Raiders FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Göksel Esenboğa to maneuver through the defense. A throw-in in the 19th minute of the game was made by Anıl Berk Akgüneş with Göksel Esenboğa as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After having played for 22 minutes, Endura Isoba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PEÑAROL PIPERO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Endura Isoba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Endura Isoba managed to get in a good position for a shot. PEÑAROL PIPERO's supporters rose to their feet, but Endura Isoba was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sancarbey Zişan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Gold Raiders FC booed when PEÑAROL PIPERO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martxot Vaquerizo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th minute, Gines Matesanz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 37 minutes, Özgür Akbora managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gold Raiders FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Özgür Akbora was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Gold Raiders FC booed when PEÑAROL PIPERO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafin García didn't get a good kick on the ball. Randall Rodríguez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cuma Dilazad, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Randall Rodríguez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Özgür Akbora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Szabolcs Temesvári to make the kick off. When Szabolcs Temesvári came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Gold Raiders FC 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 Szabolcs Temesvári couldn't finish the play. 58 minutes into the match, PEÑAROL PIPERO's goal looked a bit too open when Özgür Akbora came free, but Randall Rodríguez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gines Matesanz hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Göksel Esenboğa made in the 66th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Anıl Berk Akgüneş immediately put the ball in play. After a rather tough play, Gold Raiders FC's Cuma Dilazad got a free kick in the 74th minute. Gines Matesanz kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. PEÑAROL PIPERO's Randall Rodríguez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Özgür Akbora in the 89th minute of play. In the 89th minute Özgür Akbora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Randall Rodríguez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes into the game, José Perdomo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PEÑAROL PIPERO's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gold Raiders FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, PEÑAROL PIPERO's José Perdomo got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Özgür Akbora took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Randall Rodríguez to make any attempt to save it. The Gold Raiders FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.