Friendly League

Tita Mattiussi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sixto Gurutz started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adam Bareiro got free with Gao Fei in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gao Fei made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Emanuel Mouricio sent off a good shot on target. Sixto Gurutz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 19 played minutes Real Racing Club got a freekick which was hit by Cesar Cordairo. Real Racing Club's Gao Fei proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Real Racing Club from getting a goal against them. Florencio Gimenez's late challenge caught a Real Racing Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florencio Gimenez helped the player get up and apologised. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Goran Vlaović managed to get in a good position for a shot. Spams's supporters rose to their feet, but Goran Vlaović was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gao Fei breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 32nd minute Sixto Gurutz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faustino Jerold saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Faustino Jerold took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yohan Carbonero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Spams made a substitution. Herminio Escobar replaced Adam Bareiro. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Herminio Escobar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sixto Gurutz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Faustino Jerold made a huge save. In the 71st minute Herminio Escobar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gao Fei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Du kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. The supporters of Spams booed when Real Racing Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Du didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Sixto Gurutz could shoot a difficult shot in the 87th minute, which Faustino Jerold however easily saved by the left post. Gao Fei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Vimaro in the 89th minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Yohan Carbonero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Racing Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Sixto Gurutz fell near the penalty area in the 98th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Racing Club's protests and gave Sixto Gurutz a yellow card for diving instead. Sixto Gurutz hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. After having played for 99 minutes, Andrej Kramarić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spams's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrej Kramarić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Real Racing Club had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.