Friendly League

Estadio Landeta
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Eleuterio Salomone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raimundo Ramone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Okke Manda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Justo Torres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Couto Mixto F.C.'s Isidro Arribas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Couto Mixto F.C. from getting a goal against them. A hard shot 19 in the game by Justo Torres from a close distance when the talented Isidro Arribas managed to make a qualified save. Couto Mixto F.C.'s players were relieved. Raimundo Ramone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Palle Irø in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Palle Irø left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Couto Mixto F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Raimundo Ramone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Palle Irø, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Giraldo Crespo fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Couto Mixto F.C.'s protests and gave Giraldo Crespo a yellow card for diving instead. After 32 played minutes Couto Mixto F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Giraldo Crespo. In the 33rd minute Constantino Miro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidro Arribas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Couto Mixto F.C.'s zone, Constantino Miro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isidro Arribas came out of the goal and Constantino Miro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Raimundo Ramone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ubaldo Correa in the 42nd minute of the match. After 45 played minutes NECKER49 got a freekick which was hit by Justino Manex. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

51 minutes into the game, Ubaldo Correa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Couto Mixto F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NECKER49 the free kick. After a rather tough play, Couto Mixto F.C.'s Ubaldo Correa got a free kick in the 51st minute. Enrico Lozano's late challenge caught a NECKER49's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enrico Lozano helped the player get up and apologised. In the 52nd minute, Enrico Lozano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th match minute, NECKER49 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Siro Tauro to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 56 minutes, Palle Irø managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Couto Mixto F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Palle Irø was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 65 minutes into the match, Igor Valdivia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raimundo Ramone. NECKER49's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Igor Valdivia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. NECKER49 made a substitution. Joaquin Brais replaced Constantino Miro. Isidro Arribas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Flor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Couto Mixto F.C. defense, Pablo Flor kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Isidro Arribas. The Couto Mixto F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Isidro Arribas should have stopped the shot. Couto Mixto F.C.'s Eustaquio Carballeira was substituted for Igor Valdivia. In the 77th minute, Xavier Macho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 86 played minutes Couto Mixto F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Enrico Lozano. In the 87th minute Joaquin Brais shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidro Arribas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. NECKER49's Raimundo Ramone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Okke Manda in the 92nd minute of play. After 96 minutes, Joaquin Brais mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NECKER49 and the Couto Mixto F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Couto Mixto F.C. booed when NECKER49 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joaquin Brais didn't get a good kick on the ball. Couto Mixto F.C.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.