Friendly League

Tierra de Campeones
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kepa Arrizabalaga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Graciano Flores in the 4th minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Graciano Flores got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Kepa Arrizabalaga quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 12 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goal looked a bit too open when Benedito Figueiras came free, but Kepa Arrizabalaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Campus Douro Academy's Carlos Coelho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Campus Douro Academy from getting a goal against them. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carlos Coelho having to make a save. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Carlos Coelho firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 17th minute Pedro Ochoa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Coelho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kepa Arrizabalaga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Graciano Flores, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 24 minutes into the game, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carlos Coelho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Pedro Ochoa struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Carlos Coelho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka. In the 28th match minute, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Jokin to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the match, Graciano Flores notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Kepa Arrizabalaga. Kepa Arrizabalaga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Campus Douro Academy's Carlos Coelho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Campus Douro Academy from getting a goal against them. Carlos Coelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Ochoa in the 44th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedro Ochoa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Campus Douro Academy got a freekick which was hit by Teófilo Trigueiro. 53 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Coelho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Campus Douro Academy booed when Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rauno Rank didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Campus Douro Academy getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Benedito Figueiras hit a great ball. After 59 played minutes Campus Douro Academy got a freekick which was hit by Benedito Figueiras. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 60th minute of play forced Campus Douro Academy's goalkeeper Carlos Coelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 62 played minutes Campus Douro Academy got a freekick which was hit by Teófilo Trigueiro. In the 66th minute of the match Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka got a corner. Campus Douro Academy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aaron Jokin ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Aaron Jokin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Campus Douro Academy's Carlos Coelho did a great save. Iker Eneko hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka made a substitution. Leon Trotskiy replaced Iker Eneko. After 69 played minutes Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka got a freekick which was hit by Iker Eneko. Teófilo Trigueiro made in the 70th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Pedro Ochoa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ke Xun in the 71st minute of play forced Campus Douro Academy's goalkeeper Carlos Coelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Campus Douro Academy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aaron Jokin was slow to take the kick. During this time Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's players had a chance to rest. 75 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Coelho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Campus Douro Academy made a substitution. Daniel Furtado replaced Graciano Flores. Kepa Arrizabalaga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benedito Figueiras in the 80th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 82 minutes into the game, when Segundo Hanot put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's defense didn't have a chance, in the 86th minute, when Benedito Figueiras scored to the left of an out of position Kepa Arrizabalaga, making the score, 1-2. Benedito Figueiras's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Kepa Arrizabalaga firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 93rd match minute, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rauno Rank to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Kepa Arrizabalaga got control of the ball when Benedito Figueiras tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rauno Rank kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. With a little luck, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Kepa Arrizabalaga got control of the ball when Sálvio Baldaia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Campus Douro Academy's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.