Friendly League

Dario Insua
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mei Zhi Jian started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mei Zhi Jian in the 3rd minute of play forced Azulgranas AFC's goalkeeper Leo Henric to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to LiBeRiA F.C. getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Giovani Sena hit a great ball. Azulgranas AFC's Higinio Berenguer was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Perrando Martínez Lamas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to Azulgranas AFC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Antonio Inko hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mei Zhi Jian in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leo Henric saved Azulgranas AFC from getting behind. A nice corner shot did that Alvaro Iaki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Leo Henric quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 20thth minute of the game Mei Zhi Jian who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Azulgranas AFC's Leo Henric was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mei Zhi Jian in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leo Henric saved Azulgranas AFC from getting behind. Leo Henric took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovani Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leo Henric made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejo Berart in the 28th minute of play. Leo Henric showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mei Zhi Jian, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 32nd minute Juan Manuel Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Perrando Martínez Lamas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute Giovani Sena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Henric saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 37 minutes, Abelardo Quintun mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Azulgranas AFC and the LiBeRiA F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. 39 minutes into the match, Azulgranas AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Giovani Sena came free, but Leo Henric reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Juan Manuel Cruz made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, LiBeRiA F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Juan Manuel Cruz came free, but Perrando Martínez Lamas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Azulgranas AFC fans' excitement grew in the 52nd match minute when Azulgranas AFC's Juan Manuel Cruz 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gaudencio Ugaitz hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute, Mei Zhi Jian ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leo Henric was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. With a little luck, Azulgranas AFC's Leo Henric got control of the ball when Mei Zhi Jian tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, LiBeRiA F.C.'s Alvaro Iaki got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 62nd minute, Juan Manuel Cruz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Perrando Martínez Lamas was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Leo Henric showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mei Zhi Jian in the 71st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Azulgranas AFC's Flavio Beremundo got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Sebastián Méndez charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sebastián Méndez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 74th minute, Sebastián Méndez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Azulgranas AFC's Juan Manuel Cruz in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LiBeRiA F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. 89 minutes into the game, Alvaro Iaki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LiBeRiA F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Azulgranas AFC the free kick. Alvaro Iaki hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the match, LiBeRiA F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Juan Manuel Cruz came free, but Perrando Martínez Lamas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Perrando Martínez Lamas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Manuel Cruz in the 95th minute of play.