Friendly League

Bamba
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emilio Vendrell started the match with the kick off. Erik Allikmäe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Urtsua Rascuro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 8 minutes into the game, Basmane Texas's Gürsel Aksel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Urtsua Rascuro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Gürsel Aksel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Urtsua Rascuro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Albert Kielberg hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, Gürsel Aksel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Urtsua Rascuro. CD Billanos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gürsel Aksel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Urtsua Rascuro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gürsel Aksel in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute Gürsel Aksel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urtsua Rascuro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Gürsel Aksel sped through CD Billanos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Urtsua Rascuro. Estrada Finez scored 1-3 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Franco Armani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Franco Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Estrada Finez in the 39th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gürsel Aksel in the 47th minute of play forced CD Billanos's goalkeeper Urtsua Rascuro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gürsel Aksel was the one to do the kick off. In the 59th minute, Gürsel Aksel reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Urtsua Rascuro. The goal made the score 1-6. Gürsel Aksel received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Urtsua Rascuro came out and tried to block the shot, but Gürsel Aksel slotted it home off the left post making it 1-7 in the 64th minute. After a defensive mix-up in CD Billanos's zone, Gürsel Aksel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Urtsua Rascuro came out of the goal and Gürsel Aksel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Basmane Texas's Erik Allikmäe got a free kick in the 70th minute. Urtsua Rascuro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gürsel Aksel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-8 in the 72 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Gürsel Aksel kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Urtsua Rascuro. That made the score 1-9 in the 75 minute of play. Urtsua Rascuro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gürsel Aksel, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Estrada Finez charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Estrada Finez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to CD Billanos getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Estrada Finez hit a great ball. Gürsel Aksel struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Urtsua Rascuro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Basmane Texas. Albert Kielberg lost his temper 83 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 84th match minute, CD Billanos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albert Kielberg to maneuver through the defense. Keijo Järvensivu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Gürsel Aksel came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Basmane Texas 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 Gürsel Aksel couldn't finish the play. When the final whistle sounded Basmane Texas left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than CD Billanos.