Friendly League

Silvano Tomé
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Habsburgo's Willian Pay started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Willian Pay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Tenorio Reiriz made a huge save. 6 minutes in the game Edgardo Oihenarte did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Willian Pay. 9 minutes into the match, Krišjānis Ābeļnieks had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Honorato Aznaro. Habsburgo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Krišjānis Ābeļnieks was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Krišjānis Ābeļnieks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Honorato Aznaro having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquilino Osmundo in the 18th minute of play forced Barcelona de América's goalkeeper Tenorio Reiriz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Krišjānis Ābeļnieks recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Krišjānis Ābeļnieks had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th minute Perlaza Lena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Honorato Aznaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Barcelona de América were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zayvion Ispuzua was the one to do the kick off. Zayvion Ispuzua hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Tenorio Reiriz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Willian Pay in the 64th minute of play. Barcelona de América made a substitution. Juan Guerrero replaced Eraldo Pittelli. Habsburgo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aquilino Osmundo in the 66th minute. Tenorio Reiriz came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Habsburgo's Willian Pay. But to his dismay, Willian Pay quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 79 minutes into the match, Habsburgo's Emanuel Hârșu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tenorio Reiriz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 85th minute of the match, Zayvion Ispuzua got a very nice opportunity to score, but Honorato Aznaro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Sixto Milio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tenorio Reiriz having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Sixto Milio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Barcelona de América's Tenorio Reiriz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Hârșu in the 93rd minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.