Friendly League

Manuel Ursua
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luciano Bastiaro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alfred Kochowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ponciano Abarca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Ponciano Abarca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfred Kochowski was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. 12 minutes into the match, Ponciano Abarca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfred Kochowski. United Legends's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ponciano Abarca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 15 minutes into the game, Edelmiro Onbera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. United Legends's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave River CBBA the free kick. Edelmiro Onbera hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Argoitz Abeijon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Alfred Kochowski made a huge save. With a little luck, United Legends's Alfred Kochowski got control of the ball when Sergio Batista tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ponciano Abarca in the 27th minute of play forced United Legends's goalkeeper Alfred Kochowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ponciano Abarca in the 29th minute of play forced United Legends's goalkeeper Alfred Kochowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ponciano Abarca blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alfred Kochowski having to make a save. Alfred Kochowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ponciano Abarca in the 32nd minute of the match. After having played for 34 minutes, Argoitz Abeijon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. River CBBA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Argoitz Abeijon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 36 minutes of play, River CBBA's Boğaçhan Akyel made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfred Kochowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ponciano Abarca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alfred Kochowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ponciano Abarca in the 39th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Ponciano Abarca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfred Kochowski. United Legends's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ponciano Abarca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Ponciano Abarca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ponciano Abarca in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alfred Kochowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ponciano Abarca made a kick off. Alfred Kochowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ponciano Abarca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Dieguinho Godoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. River CBBA made a substitution. Modesto Ado replaced Guerau Abeitia. Alfred Kochowski came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by River CBBA's Juan Funes. But to his dismay, Juan Funes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Alfred Kochowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Funes in the 71st minute of play. River CBBA were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after United Legends's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sergio Batista took the corner. After 74 played minutes United Legends got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Etxahun. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Argoitz Abeijon managed to get in a good position for a shot. River CBBA's supporters rose to their feet, but Argoitz Abeijon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfred Kochowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Octavio Machado made in the 81st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Luciano Bastiaro however managed to control. United Legends's Alfred Kochowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Funes in the 83rd minute of play. Marcelo Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dieguinho Godoi in the 91st minute of play.