Friendly League

Arena Ximbocú
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aaron Tello took the kick off in the first half of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Matanza and Steelers's goalkeeper Renan Mendes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ezequiel Pereira. In the 12th minute Marvin Salamanca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Anaya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Renan Mendes made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Ezequiel Pereira sent off a good shot on target. 18 minutes into the match, Ezequiel Pereira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Renan Mendes. Matanza and Steelers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ezequiel Pereira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Daniel Anaya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacek Limanowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Ezequiel Pereira notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Matanza and Steelers's Renan Mendes. Renan Mendes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Daniel Anaya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leysus Oktavianus in the 29th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Strahinja Sekulić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Renan Mendes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ezequiel Pereira in the 33rd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Matanza and Steelers's goal looked a bit too open when Ezequiel Pereira came free, but Renan Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 36 minutes Matanza and Steelers's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nando Barbosa who took care of the corner kick. Renan Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ezequiel Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After 46 minutes, Kerimhan Özonder mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lobo Guará and the Matanza and Steelers players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kerimhan Özonder kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ezequiel Pereira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Aaron Tello could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Daniel Anaya made a huge save. In the 53rd minute of the match Matanza and Steelers got a corner. Lobo Guará's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Renan Correia ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Renan Correia almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Lobo Guará's Daniel Anaya did a great save. Aaron Tello could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Daniel Anaya made a huge save. Daniel Anaya stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leysus Oktavianus's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Daniel Anaya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leysus Oktavianus, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Lobo Guará's Aykut Adar was substituted for Willian Caca-Rato. In the 72nd minute of the match Matanza and Steelers got a corner. Lobo Guará's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Renan Correia ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Matanza and Steelers's Renan Correia to fire away a dangerous shot which Daniel Anaya despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leysus Oktavianus in the 73rd minute of play forced Lobo Guará's goalkeeper Daniel Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matanza and Steelers's Wiliam Peixoto was substituted for César Lucas. In the 79thth minute of the game Ezequiel Pereira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Matanza and Steelers's Renan Mendes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ezequiel Pereira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daniel Anaya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leysus Oktavianus in the 82nd minute of the match. When Ezequiel Pereira fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lobo Guará's protests and gave Ezequiel Pereira a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Lobo Guará getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Ezequiel Pereira hit a great ball. Aaron Tello who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 86thth minute tested the skills of Daniel Anaya when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Daniel Anaya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leysus Oktavianus in the 87th minute of play. Lobo Guará's Daniel Anaya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leysus Oktavianus in the 87th minute of play. Aaron Tello could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Daniel Anaya made a huge save. 96 minutes into the game, Marvin Salamanca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. Daniel Anaya was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Matanza and Steelers's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.