Friendly League

Tita Mattiussi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carolo Nardo kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, La Zabaleta's Eske Aksel got control of the ball when Tin Delgado tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eske Aksel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carolo Nardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 14 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Eske Aksel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tin Delgado. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Eske Aksel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 25th minute Carolo Nardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eske Aksel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goal looked a bit too open when Tin Delgado came free, but Eske Aksel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eske Aksel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carolo Nardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eske Aksel was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Reynaldo Weather capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Reynaldo Weather really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carolo Nardo in the 37th minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Eske Aksel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Zabaleta's Eske Aksel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tin Delgado in the 38th minute of play. Eske Aksel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tin Delgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Miguel Gilabert to strike the kick off in the second half. Eske Aksel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tin Delgado in the 55th minute of the match. Faustino Jerold made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Gilabert in the 56th minute. Pablo Noguera kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Tin Delgado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romulo Hibai kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Eske Aksel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tin Delgado in the 68th minute of play. La Zabaleta's Eske Aksel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carolo Nardo in the 69th minute of play. Eske Aksel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carolo Nardo in the 73rd minute of play. When Romulo Hibai fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Zabaleta's protests and gave Romulo Hibai a yellow card for diving instead. In the 78th minute Tin Delgado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eske Aksel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eske Aksel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carolo Nardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Andy Claes scored 2-1 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Faustino Jerold, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tin Delgado in the 85th minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Eske Aksel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carolo Nardo in the 86th minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Eske Aksel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute Carolo Nardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eske Aksel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 94 minutes into the game, Spams's Tin Delgado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eske Aksel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Spams were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of La Zabaleta for a fine match.