Friendly League

El Averno
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bruno Maraman got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Cirilo Marino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Arquitect's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportivo Ben Hur the free kick. Cirilo Marino hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After having played for 7 minutes, Braulio Sayveon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Arquitect's supporters crossed their fingers, but Braulio Sayveon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ovidio Piarres hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 14th match minute, The Arquitect was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cirilo Marino to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th minute of the match Alejandro Igon sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Baltasar Birila skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Maraman in the 16th minute of play forced The Arquitect's goalkeeper Baltasar Birila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Salvadore came free, but Abelardo Cristofor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Braulio Sayveon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd match minute, Sportivo Ben Hur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ovidio Piarres to maneuver through the defense. Cirilo Marino kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Ivan Nel's late challenge caught a Sportivo Ben Hur's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ivan Nel helped the player get up and apologised. Ivan Nel hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. The supporters of Sportivo Ben Hur booed when The Arquitect was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Nel didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th match minute, The Arquitect was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Nel to maneuver through the defense. Fabricio Martxot scored 0-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Baltasar Birila, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Ovidio Piarres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baltasar Birila didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabricio Martxot went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gerardo Salvadore to make the kick off. Baltasar Birila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabricio Martxot in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 54thth minute of the game Braulio Sayveon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sportivo Ben Hur's Abelardo Cristofor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Sportivo Ben Hur getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Felix Malvin hit a great ball. When Braulio Sayveon came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the The Arquitect 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 Braulio Sayveon couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angel Cheche during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Sportivo Ben Hur booed when The Arquitect was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angel Cheche didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute, Raimundo Primo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes into the match, The Arquitect's Gervasio Mambru broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The Arquitect's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Bruno Maraman scored to the left of an out of position Baltasar Birila, making the score, 0-3. 77 minutes into the match, The Arquitect's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Maraman came free, but Baltasar Birila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. During the 77th minute of the match Angel Cheche completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Angel Cheche a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Angel Cheche hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute, Fabricio Martxot left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sportivo Ben Hur fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Braulio Sayveon in the 87th minute of play forced Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Abelardo Cristofor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sportivo Ben Hur's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.