Friendly League

León Kolbowski
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Severiano Pasqual kicked off to start the match. Timoteo Maldonado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgard Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Carlos Germano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Fernado in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind NECKER49's goalkeeper Timoteo Maldonado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 16 minutes, Eusebio Venceslao managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NECKER49's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eusebio Venceslao was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Club Atlético Atlanta booed when NECKER49 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Conrado Perico didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Severiano Pasqual's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Germano was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. After 29 minutes of play, NECKER49's Joel Lekubegi made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Germano was left in no man's land by his defense there! Club Atlético Atlanta's Edgard Barros got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edgard Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Atlanta's goal looked a bit too open when Eusebio Venceslao came free, but Carlos Germano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Germano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Fernado in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd match minute, Club Atlético Atlanta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remigio Erramu to maneuver through the defense. Fabio Artaldo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 43 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Club Atlético Atlanta fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! The Club Atlético Atlanta players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. NECKER49 were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eustaquio Jaizki to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emilio Ursino got free with Carlos Germano in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Severiano Pasqual could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Carlos Germano made a huge save. 55 minutes into the game, Severiano Pasqual cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Carlos Germano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aquiles Oihenarte's late challenge caught a NECKER49's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aquiles Oihenarte helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético Atlanta's Aquiles Oihenarte got a free kick in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Lekubegi in the 64th minute of play forced Club Atlético Atlanta's goalkeeper Carlos Germano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Germano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Severiano Pasqual in the 65th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Severiano Pasqual got free with Carlos Germano in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Fernado got free with Carlos Germano in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Severiano Pasqual took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlos Germano. Carlos Germano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. In the 86th match minute, NECKER49 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascual Cordearo to maneuver through the defense. Timoteo Maldonado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Ferdinand, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. NECKER49's Timoteo Maldonado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustaquio Jaizki in the 89th minute of play. 91 minutes into the game, NECKER49's Fausto Fero nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carlos Germano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. Carlos Germano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fausto Fero in the 95th minute. When the match was over NECKER49 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Club Atlético Atlanta throughout the match.