Friendly League

Estadio John Gómez T
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Patricio Lloret took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kepa Arrizabalaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Keane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Valery Monedero was slow to take the kick. During this time GOMEZ F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. In the 11th minute GOMEZ F.C. were awarded a corner. Valery Monedero went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led GOMEZ F.C.'s Valery Monedero to fire away a dangerous shot which Kepa Arrizabalaga despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Paolo Arripe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Ochoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute, Pedro Ochoa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paolo Arripe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. GOMEZ F.C.'s Paolo Arripe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 24th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goal looked a bit too open when João Keane came free, but Kepa Arrizabalaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute of the match GOMEZ F.C. got a corner. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Valery Monedero ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 35th minute João Keane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kepa Arrizabalaga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pedro Ochoa in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paolo Arripe saved GOMEZ F.C. from getting behind. Valery Monedero hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paolo Arripe having to interfere.

The wind increased when Pedro Ochoa made the kick off in the second half. Ivan Langarica got a throw-in 60 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Patricio Lloret. In the 64th match minute, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Jokin to maneuver through the defense. Kepa Arrizabalaga didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Patricio Lloret went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka made a substitution. Leon Trotskiy replaced Iker Eneko. Kepa Arrizabalaga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Lloret in the 73rd minute of play. Vermudo Rallo kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind GOMEZ F.C.'s goalkeeper Paolo Arripe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kepa Arrizabalaga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Lloret in the 84th minute of the match. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Lloret in the 87th minute of play forced Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka were awarded a corner. Aaron Jokin went to the cornerflag to take it. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.