Friendly League

Eduardo Galeano
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) BEST FABIO F.C.'s Fritz Berghmans 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. In the 5th minute Fritz Berghmans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto Gauargi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fritz Berghmans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. los nadies's Fausto Gauargi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fritz Berghmans in the 7th minute of play. If Albano Teodor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of BEST FABIO F.C. booed when los nadies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aquilino Unai didn't get a good kick on the ball. Olivier Dubs made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Pablo Henrico sent off a good shot on target. 23 minutes into the match, BEST FABIO F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Juan Laffitte came free, but Olivier Dubs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olivier Dubs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Laffitte in the 23rd minute of the match. Jiang Liang Wei hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, los nadies's Pablo Henrico got a free kick in the 25th minute. After some careless play in the los nadies defense, Fritz Berghmans kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fausto Gauargi. The los nadies fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fausto Gauargi should have stopped the shot. Fritz Berghmans recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jude Bellinger hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Isidro Vincente during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 42 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for los nadies! Fritz Berghmans took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fausto Gauargi. Fausto Gauargi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Juan Laffitte stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the game Aquilino Unai made a throw-in which Siro Olivar played forward. In the 54th match minute, BEST FABIO F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Velloso to maneuver through the defense. los nadies's Jude Bellinger got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fritz Berghmans in the 57th minute of play forced los nadies's goalkeeper Fausto Gauargi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th match minute, los nadies was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aquilino Unai to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the match, Fritz Berghmans notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of los nadies's Fausto Gauargi. Fausto Gauargi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Albano Teodor came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the los nadies 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 Albano Teodor couldn't finish the play. Fausto Gauargi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fritz Berghmans in the 66th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fritz Berghmans got free with Fausto Gauargi in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 73rd minute, Rene Sergi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. BEST FABIO F.C. made a substitution. Igor Gulak replaced Alexandre Xande. Rene Sergi kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Fritz Berghmans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fritz Berghmans got free with Fausto Gauargi in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 82nd play minute Fritz Berghmans came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Fausto Gauargi. 0-6. In the 92nd match minute, BEST FABIO F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Heerdt to maneuver through the defense. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for BEST FABIO F.C.! In the 95th minute there was a penalty for los nadies. Jude Bellinger stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Olivier Dubs. 1-6. Aquilino Unai made in the 98th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Siro Olivar however managed to control. 100 minutes into the match, Rodrigo Garro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fausto Gauargi, 1-7. The BEST FABIO F.C. 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.