Friendly League

BELAJ-ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Celso Bastos took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Celso Bastos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yasir Meza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Bastos, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Erick Santamaria might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Esbjörn Apelquist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erick Santamaria ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 7th minute Erick Santamaria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esbjörn Apelquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elias Berrueta hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the game, Zaaki Zakas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Yasir Meza. Zaaki Zakas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Isaac Vinosis lost his temper 13 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The supporters of BELAJ BOYS booed when ★ Lobos FC ★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaac Vinosis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 14 minutes, Lars Borgelt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BELAJ BOYS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lars Borgelt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Bastos in the 16th minute of play forced ★ Lobos FC ★'s goalkeeper Yasir Meza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ★ Lobos FC ★'s Yasir Meza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celso Bastos in the 18th minute of play. Zaaki Zakas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Yasir Meza made a huge save. If Zaaki Zakas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 27 played minutes Zaaki Zakas rounded ★ Lobos FC ★'s defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. Alex Halman kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Yasir Meza didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 32nd minute, which inside left pole to 3-0. In the 37th minute, ★ Lobos FC ★'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Celso Bastos fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Jairo Navas's late challenge caught a BELAJ BOYS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jairo Navas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 39th minute, Jairo Navas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, ★ Lobos FC ★'s Yasir Meza got control of the ball when Zaaki Zakas tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Celso Bastos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Celso Bastos might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yasir Meza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Celso Bastos ran back to his position shaking his head. After 47 minutes, Zaaki Zakas made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. ★ Lobos FC ★'s Yasir Meza tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

56 minutes into the game, ★ Lobos FC ★'s Erick Santamaria nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Esbjörn Apelquist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. After a defensive mix-up in ★ Lobos FC ★'s zone, Zaaki Zakas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yasir Meza came out of the goal and Zaaki Zakas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Bastos in the 59th minute of play forced ★ Lobos FC ★'s goalkeeper Yasir Meza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yasir Meza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Melin in the 60th minute of the match. Yasir Meza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Bastos in the 61st minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Celso Bastos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yasir Meza. ★ Lobos FC ★'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Celso Bastos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. In the 72nd minute, Zaaki Zakas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yasir Meza was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-1. 76 minutes into the match, BELAJ BOYS's Zaaki Zakas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yasir Meza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 78 minutes, Celso Bastos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BELAJ BOYS and the ★ Lobos FC ★ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 78 played minutes BELAJ BOYS got a freekick which was hit by Celso Bastos. After 80 minutes, Joseph Melin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BELAJ BOYS and the ★ Lobos FC ★ players grew even worse after the yellow card. 82 minutes into the game, Zaaki Zakas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-1. Yasir Meza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 85 minutes, Erick Santamaria mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ★ Lobos FC ★ and the BELAJ BOYS players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of BELAJ BOYS booed when ★ Lobos FC ★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erick Santamaria didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, BELAJ BOYS's Joseph Melin got a free kick in the 86th minute. BELAJ BOYS's Celso Bastos got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Celso Bastos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Yasir Meza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute of the match Thor Kollberg sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yasir Meza skillfully saved the ball. Esbjörn Apelquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elias Berrueta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Many of ★ Lobos FC ★'s supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. ★ Lobos FC ★ may have spent more time on the ball, but BELAJ BOYS were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.