Friendly League

Torque Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Pedro Ochoa started the match with the kick off. Manoel Loarte 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. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manoel Loarte, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Montevideo City Torque's Manoel Loarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 8th minute of play. In the 11th minute Martinez Garantos 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. Segundo Hanot charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Segundo Hanot the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Montevideo City Torque booed when Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Segundo Hanot didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 13 played minutes, Montevideo City Torque's Tonio Farell shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga 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 Montevideo City Torque reached it. If Cosme Mendebal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Montevideo City Torque's Manoel Loarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 19th minute of play. Montevideo City Torque's Manoel Loarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 23rd minute of play. A well-hit corner resulted in Segundo Hanot heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Manoel Loarte didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka. Ke Xun kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After having played for 37 minutes, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gustavo-Hernán Egoi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manoel Loarte came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi. But to his dismay, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manoel Loarte prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Martinez Garantos fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Montevideo City Torque's protests and gave Martinez Garantos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th match minute, Montevideo City Torque was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martinez Garantos to maneuver through the defense. In the 48th minute, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Betadur Medel made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi lined in a short shot 0-5 behind a frustrated Manoel Loarte. 57 minutes into the match, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Manoel Loarte, 0-6. 64 minutes into the game, Ke Xun cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Manoel Loarte was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 67thth minute of the game Gustavo-Hernán Egoi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Montevideo City Torque's Manoel Loarte was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Leon Trotskiy was substituted for Iker Eneko. 76 minutes into the game, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-9. Manoel Loarte was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ke Xun hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manoel Loarte having to make a save. Through an outstanding action, after 85 minutes, Manoel Loarte successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Manoel Loarte made a huge save. Montevideo City Torque's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi 86 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-10. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manoel Loarte saved Montevideo City Torque from getting behind. If Gustavo-Hernán Egoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 96thth minute, Manoel Loarte skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 97 minutes into the match, Pedro Ochoa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manoel Loarte. Montevideo City Torque's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedro Ochoa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-11.