Friendly League

Furianopolis
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Rolando Arenas started the match with the kick off. Jimeno Sidro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anko Arias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juventus FC's Mansour Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Juventus FC from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in TEMPLE F.C.'s zone, Alberto Barrios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jimeno Sidro came out of the goal and Alberto Barrios tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jimeno Sidro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anko Arias in the 7th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Juventus FC's corner Mansour Cannavaro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jimeno Sidro quite easily take care of the ball. After 12 minutes of play, Juventus FC's Alberto Barrios made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jimeno Sidro was left in no man's land by his defense there! TEMPLE F.C.'s Jimeno Sidro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anko Arias in the 16th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Juventus FC's Cristobal Gibert got a free kick in the 19th minute. TEMPLE F.C.'s Abelardo Tome couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 20th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Juventus FC. Jimeno Sidro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rolando Arenas's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. When Juventus FC's Rolando Arenas in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TEMPLE F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. TEMPLE F.C.'s Jimeno Sidro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anko Arias in the 30th minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Juventus FC's goalkeeper Mansour Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Timoteo Maju. Erubiel Gaitan kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After having played for 36 minutes, Alberto Barrios managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Juventus FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Barrios was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Rolando Arenas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jimeno Sidro was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rolando Arenas in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jimeno Sidro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Timoteo Maju could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Mansour Buffon made a huge save. Jimeno Sidro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rolando Arenas, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. 47 minutes into the game, Juventus FC's Alberto Barrios nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jimeno Sidro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Timoteo Maju to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, TEMPLE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Rolando Arenas came free, but Jimeno Sidro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jimeno Sidro was a little too slow when Anko Arias got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 1-4. Rolando Arenas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jimeno Sidro having to interfere. 76 minutes into the game, Rolando Arenas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jimeno Sidro. Rolando Arenas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5. Jimeno Sidro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rolando Arenas went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-6 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet as Juventus FC's Alberto Barrios slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jimeno Sidro. That made the score 1-7 after 83 minutes of play. Mansour Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Garoa in the 94th minute of the match. TEMPLE F.C. were awarded a corner in the 96th minute after Juventus FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Abelardo Tome took the corner. Lucas Cainzos thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Mansour Buffon, a very annoying self made goal in the 96th minute which led to 2-8. Juventus FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.