Friendly League

Lucas E. Abalos
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cecilio Tristan started the match with the kick off. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel Richie in the 6th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Cecilio Tristan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Abuba Akotonon FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cecilio Tristan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enzo Rodriguez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 13th minute Abuba Akotonon FC were awarded a corner. Genaro Elivareo went to the cornerflag to take it. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Cecilio Tristan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Abuba Akotonon FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cecilio Tristan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enzo Rodriguez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. J.J Okocha made in the 23rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Ernesto Guevara SyD's Micael Póvoas. Enzo Rodriguez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cecilio Tristan, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute Lionel Richie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Orlando Gatti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel Richie in the 28th minute of the match. Vânderson Barbosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Enzo Rodriguez made a huge save. Enzo Rodriguez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emiliano Enol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Genaro Elivareo got free with Enzo Rodriguez in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Abuba Akotonon FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. J.J Okocha hit a great ball. If Pascual Bernat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 42 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Serafin Hernandez came free, but Hugo Orlando Gatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute Emiliano Enol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enzo Rodriguez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute Lionel Richie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Orlando Gatti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lionel Richie was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Abuba Akotonon FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robt Paulet to maneuver through the defense. In the 52nd minute, Ernesto Guevara SyD's Lionel Richie dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. Cecilio Tristan scored 1-1 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Enzo Rodriguez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pascual Bernat, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Pascual Bernat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ernesto Guevara SyD made a substitution. Marcos Tirso replaced Pascual Bernat. 69 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Beto Almada came free, but Hugo Orlando Gatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Beto Almada received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Hugo Orlando Gatti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Beto Almada received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Hugo Orlando Gatti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vânderson Barbosa in the 80th minute of play forced Ernesto Guevara SyD's goalkeeper Enzo Rodriguez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beto Almada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Orlando Gatti having to interfere. Enzo Rodriguez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vânderson Barbosa in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Ariel Artaldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Beto Almada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 91 minutes into the match, Beto Almada had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugo Orlando Gatti. Abuba Akotonon FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Beto Almada was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beto Almada in the 96th minute of the match. Ernesto Guevara SyD were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Abuba Akotonon FC's much stronger midfield.