Friendly League

Estadio Nagano
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) In the 7th minute Froilan Reyes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vellito Alguerdo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Parque Europa FC's goalkeeper Luis Täger, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 10th match minute, Parque Europa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Froilan Reyes to maneuver through the defense. Luis Täger was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jari Alenius showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. Thorbjörn Hong made in the 14th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jari Alenius however managed to control. If Jari Alenius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vellito Alguerdo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Froilan Reyes, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Vellito Alguerdo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Froilan Reyes in the 19th minute of play. Vellito Alguerdo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Froilan Reyes, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After 24 minutes NAGANO F.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Emanuel Löfkvist who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Emanuel Löfkvist almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo did a great save. Luis Täger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jari Alenius in the 26th minute of play. Froilan Reyes might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vellito Alguerdo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Froilan Reyes ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 29th minute Froilan Reyes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vellito Alguerdo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute of the match, Ariel Ortega got a very nice opportunity to score, but Luis Täger was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A sloppy throw-in by Atauri Flores in the 34th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by NAGANO F.C's Thorbjörn Hong. NAGANO F.C were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Parque Europa FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Clodoveo Weather took the corner. Parque Europa FC's Atauri Flores managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Thorbjörn Hong in the 45 minute of the game. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jari Alenius to strike the kick off in the second half. NAGANO F.C's Thorbjörn Hong quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Atauri Flores, made in the 51st minute of the game. If Jari Alenius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Froilan Reyes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vellito Alguerdo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. In the 58th minute Parque Europa FC were awarded a corner. Emanuel Löfkvist went to the cornerflag to take it. NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rogelio Mendiola in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute Jari Alenius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Täger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Thorbjörn Hong in the 64th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Parque Europa FC's Atauri Flores. Froilan Reyes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Vellito Alguerdo made a huge save. Parque Europa FC made a substitution. Murphey Shipman replaced Rogelio Mendiola. After 74 minutes of play, NAGANO F.C's Jari Alenius made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luis Täger was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cléber Medeiros during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. NAGANO F.C's Gabriel Batistuta was substituted for Jari Alenius. Emanuel Löfkvist placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Luis Täger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ariel Ortega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliano Soto in the 91st minute of play. Parque Europa FC's Luis Täger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Batistuta in the 93rd minute of play. Vellito Alguerdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Coronel Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The NAGANO F.C fans cheered their team off the field, for while Parque Europa FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.