Friendly League

Tierra de Campeones
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pedro Ochoa made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Domagoj Vida during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka booed when Spams was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domagoj Vida didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Spams getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Amancio Feliu hit a great ball. Faustino Jerold showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Ochoa, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Pedro Ochoa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Faustino Jerold. Faustino Jerold yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Faustino Jerold took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teobaldo Hondo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 19 minutes into the match. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Kepa Arrizabalaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Bareiro in the 27th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Gustavo-Hernán Egoi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Faustino Jerold was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. In the 36th minute, Domagoj Vida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Spams getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Vedran Ćorluka hit a great ball. The supporters of Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka booed when Spams was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amancio Feliu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 44 played minutes Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka got a freekick which was hit by Segundo Hanot. Alfonso Savion hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Spams made a substitution. Herminio Escobar replaced Adam Bareiro. Spams's Andrej Kramarić was substituted for Dado Pršo. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Herminio Escobar made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Spams's Herminio Escobar got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 55th match minute, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ke Xun to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th match minute, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elberg Largan to maneuver through the defense. Faustino Jerold made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 60th minute of play. 60 minutes in the game, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Faustino Jerold prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Faustino Jerold made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 72nd minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Spams's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi came free, but Faustino Jerold reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Gustavo-Hernán Egoi came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka 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 Gustavo-Hernán Egoi couldn't finish the play. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka made a substitution. Leon Trotskiy replaced Iker Eneko. Through an outstanding action, after 81 minutes, Kepa Arrizabalaga successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Faustino Jerold 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 82nd minute. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka were furious when Rauno Rank was red carded, 85 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Rauno Rank hit a great ball. Faustino Jerold took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Aaron Jokin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Spams's Faustino Jerold did a great save. With a little luck, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Kepa Arrizabalaga got control of the ball when Herminio Escobar tried to sneak it across the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Spams players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka.