Friendly League

ARENA ACADÉMICA
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valentin Duardo took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Coupon Busters II AR's Valentin Duardo got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Galáctico Azul FC™'s Gaspar Magdaleno sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Artemio Edwardo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 6th minute, Gaspar Magdaleno ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Artemio Edwardo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Enrique Belasko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Duardo in the 9th minute of the match. Artemio Edwardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eulalio Vincent, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gaspar Magdaleno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Artemio Edwardo made a huge save. Eulalio Vincent received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Artemio Edwardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Coupon Busters II AR's Artemio Edwardo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Coupon Busters II AR from getting a goal against them. In the 20th minute, Placido Santana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Artemio Edwardo made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Gaspar Magdaleno sent off a good shot on target. Artemio Edwardo was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Generoso Michael capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Generoso Michael really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 30th minute, Adolfo Etxepare made a precise shot to the right of Enrique Belasko. Galáctico Azul FC™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 33rd minute, Anier Lucero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Galáctico Azul FC™'s Maximo Cutberto shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 35th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Artemio Edwardo but with some difficulty. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maximo Cutberto during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 37th match minute, Galáctico Azul FC™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximo Cutberto to maneuver through the defense. In the 38th minute Valentin Duardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Belasko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Generoso Michael kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Artemio Edwardo. That made the score 3-1 in the 39 minute of play. Enrique Belasko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anier Lucero in the 43rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Galáctico Azul FC™'s Generoso Michael got a free kick in the 44th minute. Valentin Duardo scored 3-2 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Enrique Belasko, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

The wind increased when Eulalio Vincent made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Galáctico Azul FC™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Xabel to maneuver through the defense. Anier Lucero recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Artemio Edwardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erasmo Celino in the 58th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Galáctico Azul FC™'s goal looked a bit too open when Placido Santana came free, but Enrique Belasko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Etxepare in the 63rd minute of play forced Galáctico Azul FC™'s goalkeeper Enrique Belasko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute Fernando Quexal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Belasko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 67 played minutes Coupon Busters II AR got a freekick which was hit by Anier Menendo. Galáctico Azul FC™ made a substitution. Casimiro Ellande replaced Gaspar Magdaleno. Galáctico Azul FC™ made a substitution. Jose Tiso replaced Maximo Cutberto. In the 71st minute, Coupon Busters II AR's Valentin Duardo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Enrique Belasko. Enrique Belasko yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-3. Enrique Belasko made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Adolfo Etxepare sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Coupon Busters II AR's Jeremias Milian got a free kick in the 77th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Galáctico Azul FC™'s zone, Adolfo Etxepare stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enrique Belasko came out of the goal and Adolfo Etxepare tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Galáctico Azul FC™ booed when Coupon Busters II AR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anier Menendo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valentin Duardo's late challenge caught a Galáctico Azul FC™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentin Duardo helped the player get up and apologised. After 91 played minutes Coupon Busters II AR got a freekick which was hit by Fernando Quexal. In the 93rd match minute, Coupon Busters II AR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Duardo to maneuver through the defense. In the 94thth minute of the game Eulalio Vincent who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Coupon Busters II AR's Artemio Edwardo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.