Friendly League

Alfonso Lopez
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Atlético Bucaramanga's Xacintu Ribeiro 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. Lam Para was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Xacintu Ribeiro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. In the 6th minute, Atlético Bucaramanga's Xacintu Ribeiro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lam Para. Lam Para yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. 10 minutes into the game, Xacintu Ribeiro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Lam Para. Xacintu Ribeiro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. Xacintu Ribeiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lam Para read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Lam Para was a little too slow when Xacintu Ribeiro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 4-0. Xacintu Ribeiro made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 20thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Lam Para would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. 21 minutes into the match, Atlético Bucaramanga's goal looked a bit too open when Valdomiro Braga came free, but Patrik Øskan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atlético Bucaramanga were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after COPO CHEIO's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hernando Harroyo took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xacintu Ribeiro in the 26th minute of play forced COPO CHEIO's goalkeeper Lam Para to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xacintu Ribeiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lam Para read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Lam Para was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Xacintu Ribeiro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Xacintu Ribeiro really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. Nildo do Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Atlético Bucaramanga's Xacintu Ribeiro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 6-0. After having played for 38 minutes, Xacintu Ribeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlético Bucaramanga's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xacintu Ribeiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Xacintu Ribeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lam Para was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Xacintu Ribeiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. COPO CHEIO's Lam Para played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xacintu Ribeiro in the 48th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Filipe Meirelles stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lam Para stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xacintu Ribeiro's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute, Xacintu Ribeiro made a precise shot to the right of Lam Para. COPO CHEIO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. Atlético Bucaramanga made a substitution. Jerson Gonzales replaced Adam Czubski. 66 minutes into the game, Atlético Bucaramanga's Xacintu Ribeiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lam Para made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. Xacintu Ribeiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lam Para. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xacintu Ribeiro ran back to his position shaking his head. Simão Messias's late challenge caught a Atlético Bucaramanga's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Simão Messias helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd minute, Simão Messias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, Xacintu Ribeiro made a precise shot to the right of Lam Para. COPO CHEIO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. In the 79th minute, Xacintu Ribeiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lam Para was frozen by the shot and now it was 11-0. 82 minutes into the match, Atlético Bucaramanga's Xacintu Ribeiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lam Para narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by COPO CHEIO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hernando Harroyo was slow to take the kick. During this time Atlético Bucaramanga's players had a chance to rest. Fabrício Ribeiro thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Lam Para, a very annoying self made goal in the 84th minute which led to 12-0. A collision led to Atlético Bucaramanga getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Yulian Tzambov hit a great ball. In the 95th minute, Xacintu Ribeiro made a precise shot to the right of Lam Para. COPO CHEIO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 15-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Atlético Bucaramanga fully deserved thier win.