Friendly League

VILLANUEVA STREET
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Xalvador Mac Kenney got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Colo-Colo's Rambo Ramírez got control of the ball when Marcel Blanco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rubén Martínez took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicodemo Recalde. Nicodemo Recalde dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 15th minute Rubén Martínez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicodemo Recalde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcel Blanco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Rambo Ramírez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to VILLANUEVA FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Germán Seisdedos hit a great ball. When Honorio Droguett came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Colo-Colo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Honorio Droguett couldn't finish the play. 22 minutes into the match, Colo-Colo's goalkeeper Rambo Ramírez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcel Blanco. In the 24th minute of the match, Xacobo Barroso tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rambo Ramírez saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind VILLANUEVA FC's goalkeeper Nicodemo Recalde, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Colo-Colo's Rambo Ramírez got control of the ball when Xalvador Mac Kenney tried to sneak it across the goal line. Colo-Colo's Rambo Ramírez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xalvador Mac Kenney in the 27th minute of play. The supporters of Colo-Colo booed when VILLANUEVA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Germán Seisdedos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicodemo Recalde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Honorio Droguett, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Marco-Antonio Etcheverry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicodemo Recalde having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xacobo Barroso in the 35th minute of play forced Colo-Colo's goalkeeper Rambo Ramírez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rambo Ramírez made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Marcel Blanco sent off a good shot on target. Rambo Ramírez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xacobo Barroso, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The supporters of Colo-Colo booed when VILLANUEVA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reces Cabanillas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in VILLANUEVA FC's zone, Honorio Droguett stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicodemo Recalde came out of the goal and Honorio Droguett tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Rubén Martínez made the kick off in the second half. Rambo Ramírez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xacobo Barroso, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Rubén Martínez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Nicodemo Recalde made a huge save. 58 minutes into the match, Colo-Colo's goal looked a bit too open when Xalvador Mac Kenney came free, but Rambo Ramírez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colo-Colo's Carlitos Caszely was substituted for Pablo Solari. 67 minutes in the game Alonzo Rosselot did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Esteban José Norambuena. After a rather tough play, Colo-Colo's José Julio Almeida got a free kick in the 70th minute. Colo-Colo's Emerson Pereira was substituted for Marco-Antonio Etcheverry. After 71 played minutes Colo-Colo got a freekick which was hit by José Julio Almeida. In the 72nd minute of the match Esteban José Norambuena shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rambo Ramírez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Nicodemo Recalde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorio Droguett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xalvador Mac Kenney in the 77th minute of play forced Colo-Colo's goalkeeper Rambo Ramírez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute, VILLANUEVA FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ivo Basay fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 82nd minute, Colo-Colo's Ivo Basay ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nicodemo Recalde. Nicodemo Recalde yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Colo-Colo's Rambo Ramírez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xacobo Barroso in the 85th minute of play. The supporters of VILLANUEVA FC booed when Colo-Colo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlitos Caszely didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute Marcel Blanco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rambo Ramírez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlitos Caszely could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Nicodemo Recalde made a huge save. Rambo Ramírez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel Blanco, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Rambo Ramírez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcel Blanco in the 95th minute of play. The Colo-Colo players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.