Friendly League

Sede de los Cables
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Pedro Ochoa started the match with the kick off. Albino Maiorga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Ochoa in the 5th minute of the match. In the 6th match minute, Deportivo Pomelo Nenene was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Húmi Pomelin to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspar Pomelov in the 15th minute of play forced Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albino Maiorga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Ochoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Deportivo Pomelo Nenene getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Marcos Urtsin hit a great ball. Albino Maiorga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The supporters of Deportivo Pomelo Nenene booed when Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Ochoa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Deportivo Pomelo Nenene's Albino Maiorga. Albino Maiorga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 32nd minute Gaspar Pomelov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kepa Arrizabalaga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Ke Xun ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Albino Maiorga was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. After 47 played minutes, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Iker Eneko shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Albino Maiorga came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka reached it.

Deportivo Pomelo Nenene's attentive Camilo Azubeli managed to snatch the ball when Iker Eneko made a throw-in in the 51st minute of the game. Albino Maiorga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 53rd minute. After some careless play in the Deportivo Pomelo Nenene defense, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Albino Maiorga. The Deportivo Pomelo Nenene fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Albino Maiorga should have stopped the shot. Albino Maiorga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 57th minute of the match. Albino Maiorga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 59th match minute, Deportivo Pomelo Nenene was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by J.P. Drugi to maneuver through the defense. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Albino Maiorga firmly grabbed it by the left post. Deportivo Pomelo Nenene's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi 60 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-6. Albino Maiorga was a little too slow when Ke Xun got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 0-7. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Leon Trotskiy was substituted for Iker Eneko. 75 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pomelo Nenene's goal looked a bit too open when Ke Xun came free, but Albino Maiorga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Ochoa in the 78th minute of play forced Deportivo Pomelo Nenene's goalkeeper Albino Maiorga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute, Bengt-Arne Åberg got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cosme Mendebal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 94 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pomelo Nenene's goalkeeper Albino Maiorga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bengt-Arne Åberg. Bengt-Arne Åberg came free with the goalkeeper in the 94th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Albino Maiorga could save by the left post. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.