Friendly League

Ricardo Bochini
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hipolito Laurendi got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Arrecifes's goal looked a bit too open when Norberto Egoi came free, but Arif Ozan Oğuztan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arif Ozan Oğuztan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Romeo Sustrai in the 6th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Arrecifes's Carlos Eufrasio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lino Ibar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arrecifes's Arif Ozan Oğuztan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per-Erik Vase in the 17th minute of play. Romeo Sustrai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arif Ozan Oğuztan having to interfere. Lino Ibar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Eufrasio, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. When Arrecifes's Hipolito Laurendi in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Anarko Kirchnerista's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Arrecifes getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Pantelis Christopoulos hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Arrecifes's zone, Romeo Sustrai stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arif Ozan Oğuztan came out of the goal and Romeo Sustrai tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anarko Kirchnerista's Lino Ibar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hipolito Laurendi in the 27th minute of play. Lino Ibar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hipolito Laurendi's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Carlos Eufrasio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lino Ibar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Arrecifes's Arif Ozan Oğuztan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per-Erik Vase in the 34th minute of play. Arif Ozan Oğuztan made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Romeo Sustrai sent off a good shot on target. In the 39th minute of the match Anarko Kirchnerista got a corner. Arrecifes's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Angel Erasto ran over to the corner to take the kick. Angel Erasto made a great header on Anarko Kirchnerista's corner, it was just that Arrecifes's Arif Ozan Oğuztan managed to reach the ball for a save. Arrecifes's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Modesto Gipuzkoa in the 42nd minute. After taking down the ball on Arrecifes's corner Cadfan Cornell fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lino Ibar quite easily take care of the ball. With a little luck, Arrecifes's Arif Ozan Oğuztan got control of the ball when Romeo Sustrai tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Per-Erik Vase to strike the kick off in the second half. Per-Erik Vase charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Per-Erik Vase the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Anarko Kirchnerista's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Modesto Gipuzkoa was slow to take the kick. During this time Arrecifes's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Anarko Kirchnerista's goalie and right to Taci Ulusoy. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Anarko Kirchnerista's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Romeo Sustrai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arif Ozan Oğuztan having to interfere. Arrecifes's Waldemar Korytkowski was substituted for Cadfan Cornell. Anarko Kirchnerista's Arın Ferhat Taygar was substituted for Norberto Egoi. After 64 played minutes Arrecifes got a freekick which was hit by Taci Ulusoy. After 68 minutes, Taci Ulusoy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arrecifes and the Anarko Kirchnerista players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Arrecifes getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Taci Ulusoy hit a great ball. Lino Ibar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cirilo Ritchie, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After some careless play in the Anarko Kirchnerista defense, Cirilo Ritchie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lino Ibar. The Anarko Kirchnerista fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lino Ibar should have stopped the shot. After having played for 76 minutes, Cirilo Ritchie managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arrecifes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cirilo Ritchie was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lino Ibar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cirilo Ritchie in the 78th minute of the match. Cirilo Ritchie let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 84th minute shot 0-2 at rihgt post. In the 91st minute Gong Chao Ke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Ozan Oğuztan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cirilo Ritchie struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Lino Ibar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arrecifes.