Friendly League

Lino Quinito
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Monte Hermoso Beach's Maximo Lico started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Monte Hermoso Beach's Fidel Lorien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tito Villalba in the 8th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 11 minutes, Fidel Lorien successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Monte Hermoso Beach's Maximo Lico got a free kick in the 16th minute. 25 minutes into the game, Monte Hermoso Beach's Erubiel Bilintx nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paulino Seguinus made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Fidel Lorien took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aureliano Loramendi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner led to Elite Azulgrana's Carlos Lluis getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. A collision led to Monte Hermoso Beach getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Moises Harri hit a great ball. Juan Ignacio Mercier hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute, Moises Harri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Maximo Lico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute Erubiel Bilintx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulino Seguinus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the game, Monte Hermoso Beach's Erubiel Bilintx nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paulino Seguinus made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pastor Sagrario stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Monte Hermoso Beach getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Erasmo Rodriguez hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pastor Sagrario in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fidel Lorien prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Miguel Lesardo hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute, Maximo Lico ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paulino Seguinus was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Paulino Seguinus didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maximo Lico went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Elite Azulgrana's Leandro Beltxe got a free kick in the 78th minute. The supporters of Elite Azulgrana booed when Monte Hermoso Beach was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Arotza didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute Erubiel Bilintx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulino Seguinus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elite Azulgrana's Paulino Seguinus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin Arotza in the 88th minute of play. Elite Azulgrana's Paulino Seguinus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximo Lico in the 89th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benjamin Arotza got free with Paulino Seguinus in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Erubiel Bilintx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Monte Hermoso Beach defense, Gilberto Cristos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fidel Lorien. The Monte Hermoso Beach fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fidel Lorien should have stopped the shot. The Monte Hermoso Beach supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Monte Hermoso Beach would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.