Friendly League

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Jairo Baraquiel started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Turgay Hafi in the 4th minute of play forced Descamisados CF's goalkeeper Lawrence Lawless to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bancruz F.C's Ciro Nerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Thomas in the 5th minute of play. After 6 minutes, Arturo Salomone mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Descamisados CF and the Bancruz F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th match minute, Descamisados CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Salomone to maneuver through the defense. Lawrence Lawless took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Turgay Hafi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bancruz F.C's Ciro Nerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Baraquiel in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Descamisados CF's goalkeeper Lawrence Lawless, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Descamisados CF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luca Driver was slow to take the kick. During this time Bancruz F.C's players had a chance to rest. Bancruz F.C's Luca Driver was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lawrence Lawless in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 18 minutes into the match, Descamisados CF's Jairo Baraquiel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ciro Nerio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 20th minute Jairo Baraquiel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Nerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciro Nerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Placido Claris, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Descamisados CF's goalkeeper Lawrence Lawless, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ciro Nerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Baraquiel in the 30th minute of the match. Descamisados CF were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Bancruz F.C's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Raphael Mazon took the corner. Raphael Mazon made a great header on Descamisados CF's corner, it was just that Bancruz F.C's Ciro Nerio managed to reach the ball for a save. Anselmo Thomas succeeded in the game's 33rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. 37 minutes into the game, Jairo Baraquiel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ciro Nerio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Thomas in the 40th minute of play forced Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Ciro Nerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Descamisados CF's Lawrence Lawless proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Descamisados CF from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Descamisados CF booed when Bancruz F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nunez Tano didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 46 minutes of play Descamisados CF's Arturo Salomone was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Turgay Hafi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Luca Driver shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lawrence Lawless saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Thomas in the 55th minute of play forced Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Ciro Nerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute of the match Descamisados CF got a corner. Bancruz F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Raphael Mazon ran over to the corner to take the kick. Turgay Hafi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 62 minutes into the match, Descamisados CF's goal looked a bit too open when Turgay Hafi came free, but Lawrence Lawless reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70thth minute of the game Turgay Hafi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Descamisados CF's Lawrence Lawless was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kyle Cooley hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Descamisados CF made a substitution. Adrian Txartiko replaced Primeiro Imperiale. Bancruz F.C made a substitution. Alfonso Tauro replaced Clodoveo Matro. Descamisados CF's Celestino Artaldo was substituted for Anselmo Thomas. Bancruz F.C's Çelikan Koçaş was substituted for Turgay Hafi. After having played for 74 minutes, Raphael Mazon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Descamisados CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raphael Mazon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 78 minutes into the game, Çelikan Koçaş cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Lawrence Lawless was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 81st match minute, Bancruz F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Arixo to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Descamisados CF getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Darwin Bramantio hit a great ball. In the 87th match minute, Descamisados CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Darwin Bramantio to maneuver through the defense. Bancruz F.C's Ciro Nerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celestino Artaldo in the 89th minute of play. Lawrence Lawless made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çelikan Koçaş in the 94th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Descamisados CF's Raphael Mazon got a free kick in the 94th minute.