Friendly League

Monumental
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Matias Bilintx started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Sporting de Gijón booed when AC Rangers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciro Guifre didn't get a good kick on the ball. Niceto Dominix hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute Saturnino Curcio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosendo Balesio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matias Bilintx in the 10th minute of play forced AC Rangers's goalkeeper Rosendo Balesio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sporting de Gijón's Dante Fernendo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Aznaro in the 23rd minute of play. In the 26th minute Ciro Guifre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Fernendo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Saturnino Curcio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Fernendo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Totin Nuñez in the 30th minute. Saturnino Curcio took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rosendo Balesio. Rosendo Balesio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Rosendo Balesio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saturnino Curcio in the 38th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Denis Bonadona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rosendo Balesio was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. AC Rangers's Rosendo Balesio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saturnino Curcio in the 41st minute of play. Rosendo Balesio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Bilintx in the 43rd minute of play. Saturnino Curcio made a great header on Sporting de Gijón's corner, it was just that AC Rangers's Rosendo Balesio managed to reach the ball for a save. The corner ended in Saturnino Curcio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AC Rangers's Rosendo Balesio did a great save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Emiliano Aznaro made the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Matias Bilintx who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC Rangers's Rosendo Balesio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rosendo Balesio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alejandro Rufo in the 56th minute. Rosendo Balesio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matias Bilintx in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute Saturnino Curcio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosendo Balesio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Saturnino Curcio in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rosendo Balesio saved AC Rangers from getting behind. Matias Bilintxs short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Rosendo Balesio to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Matias Bilintx managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting de Gijón's supporters rose to their feet, but Matias Bilintx was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rosendo Balesio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 75 minutes into the match, Saturnino Curcio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rosendo Balesio, 0-5. AC Rangers's Amancio Inocente was substituted for Emiliano Aznaro. Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Atilano Feo replaced Constantino Nuno. In the 82ndth minute of the game Yücel Özakıncı who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sporting de Gijón's Dante Fernendo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 84 minutes Sporting de Gijón's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ezequiel Ilazki who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Sporting de Gijón's goalie and right to Leukothoe Sakelaris. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Sporting de Gijón's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 87thth minute of the game Matias Bilintx who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC Rangers's Rosendo Balesio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matias Bilintx got free with Rosendo Balesio in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rosendo Balesio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saturnino Curcio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute Saturnino Curcio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosendo Balesio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The AC Rangers fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sporting de Gijón were clearly better and deserved to take the win.