Friendly League

Roberto H. Pizzio
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alesandro Del Piero took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Alesandro Del Piero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th match minute, Black Sails was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alonzo Urtzi to maneuver through the defense. 10 minutes into the match, Alesandro Del Piero notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Black Sails's Justino Hustaz. Justino Hustaz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Black Sails's Justino Hustaz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Black Sails from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Black Sails's Justino Hustaz got control of the ball when Alesandro Del Piero tried to sneak it across the goal line. Justino Hustaz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alesandro Del Piero in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's goal looked a bit too open when Camillo Sciarretta came free, but Arturo Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eriberto Afonso hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Alesandro Del Piero sped through Black Sails's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Justino Hustaz. Justino Hustaz made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Alesandro Del Piero sent off a good shot on target. Alesandro Del Piero's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Justino Hustaz firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Etxeberri in the 44th minute of play forced Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's goalkeeper Arturo Lopez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gerardo Etxeberri stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Gerardo Etxeberri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arturo Lopez was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Justino Hustaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alesandro Del Piero in the 60th minute of play. Black Sails made a substitution. Virgilio Bingen replaced Gerardo Etxeberri. In the 74th match minute, Black Sails was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Delfino to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Alesandro Del Piero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's supporters rose to their feet, but Alesandro Del Piero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Justino Hustaz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Virgilio Bingen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Arturo Lopez made a huge save. Black Sails were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Virgilio Bingen took the corner. Arturo Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alonzo Urtzi in the 87th minute of play. Black Sails's Justino Hustaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alesandro Del Piero in the 90th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's goalkeeper Arturo Lopez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Virgilio Bingen. Alesandro Del Piero struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Justino Hustaz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gคгςђ๏Ŧค. Arturo Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camillo Sciarretta in the 96th minute of play. Gคгςђ๏Ŧค were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Black Sails for a fine match.