Friendly League

Estadio QBAKAN
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Urki Espino got the match started through his kick off. Howard Stafford stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Urki Espino's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. In the 7thth minute of the game Urki Espino who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Knaggel FC's Howard Stafford was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Howard Stafford was a little too slow when Urki Espino got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 1-0. Urbes Cenzano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elliot Stockwin in the 13th minute of play. Urbes Cenzano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Belton Gruer went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After 18 minutes, Oswaldo Barrionuevo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Puerto Quito and the Knaggel FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Oswaldo Barrionuevo hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Urki Espino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Howard Stafford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 22 minutes, Oswaldo Barrionuevo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Puerto Quito's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oswaldo Barrionuevo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Urki Espino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 25 minutes into the match, Club Puerto Quito's goal looked a bit too open when Elliot Stockwin came free, but Urbes Cenzano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Urki Espino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belton Gruer in the 29th minute of play forced Club Puerto Quito's goalkeeper Urbes Cenzano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Urbes Cenzano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belton Gruer in the 31st minute of the match. After taking down the ball on Knaggel FC's corner Lawrance Hinwood fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Urbes Cenzano quite easily take care of the ball. Sergio Piña's late challenge caught a Knaggel FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sergio Piña helped the player get up and apologised. After 33 played minutes Club Puerto Quito got a freekick which was hit by Sergio Piña. Urbes Cenzano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elliot Stockwin in the 34th minute of play. Urki Espino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half Knaggel FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Belton Gruer to make the kick off. Urki Espino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Howard Stafford having to interfere. If Oswaldo Barrionuevo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Howard Stafford made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oswaldo Barrionuevo in the 67th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Belton Gruer kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Urbes Cenzano. That made the score 1-3 in the 68 minute of play. Urki Espino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Howard Stafford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Oswaldo Barrionuevo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Howard Stafford came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Puerto Quito's Urki Espino. But to his dismay, Urki Espino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Howard Stafford didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vitin Martin went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. Urki Espino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 91st minute, Roy Bodimeade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Belton Gruer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Club Puerto Quito were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Knaggel FC to leave the ground with a draw.