Friendly League

Tierra de Campeones
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. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Felix Beat read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Kepa Arrizabalaga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uriel Beturian, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. When Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Momentum FC's goalie prevented a goal. Felix Beat was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Gustavo-Hernán Egoi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Rauno Rank kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, one of Momentum FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka a penalty, 21 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Aaron Jokin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Momentum FC's Felix Beat. 2-0. Kepa Arrizabalaga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uriel Beturian in the 24th minute of the match. Felix Beat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 25th minute of play. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felix Beat having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi got free with Felix Beat in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Momentum FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aaron Jokin was slow to take the kick. During this time Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Cosme Mendebal getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After 35 played minutes Momentum FC got a freekick which was hit by Gaueko Nanclares. Felix Beat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosme Mendebal, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 38th minute Pedro Ochoa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Beat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Momentum FC's goalie prevented a goal. Kepa Arrizabalaga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gaueko Nanclares's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Felix Beat. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi ran back to his position shaking his head. When Momentum FC's Paulino Markel in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalie prevented a goal. Kepa Arrizabalaga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Beturian in the 46th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Felix Beat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 52nd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Momentum FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi came free, but Felix Beat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Momentum FC's zone, Bengt-Arne Åberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Felix Beat came out of the goal and Bengt-Arne Åberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Momentum FC:s goal. When the match had been going on for 67 minutes, Momentum FC's 강 지 got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Kepa Arrizabalaga. Bengt-Arne Åberg scored 3-1 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Felix Beat, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rauno Rank hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute Bengt-Arne Åberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Beat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bengt-Arne Åberg in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Felix Beat saved Momentum FC from getting behind. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Bengt-Arne Åberg sped through Momentum FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Felix Beat. Bengt-Arne Åberg took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Felix Beat. Felix Beat dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.