Friendly League

Parc de Prince
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gaudencio Pelayo got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, Rafal Kaszubowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. MARTINETA's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafal Kaszubowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Prospero Ovando breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to La France getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Pavol Pucher hit a great ball. Carlos Cesaro took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Prospero Ovando. Prospero Ovando dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Bartolo Beliran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ildefonso Distiratsu in the 13th minute of play. Felipe Clis kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Carlos Cesaro took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Prospero Ovando. Prospero Ovando dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After 18 minutes, Lv Qiang Xiao mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MARTINETA and the La France players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lv Qiang Xiao hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Bartolo Beliran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ildefonso Distiratsu, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Lv Qiang Xiao might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Prospero Ovando. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lv Qiang Xiao ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in La France's zone, Carlos Cesaro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Prospero Ovando came out of the goal and Carlos Cesaro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Cesaro in the 27th minute of play forced La France's goalkeeper Prospero Ovando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nacho Roca blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Prospero Ovando having to make a save. After a rather tough play, MARTINETA's Nacho Roca got a free kick in the 36th minute. A collision led to MARTINETA getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Enzo-Nicolás Madrid hit a great ball. La France's Prospero Ovando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enzo-Nicolás Madrid in the 43rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, La France's Gaudencio Pelayo got a free kick in the 44th minute. Carlos Cesaro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Prospero Ovando read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Cesaro to make the kick off. The supporters of MARTINETA booed when La France was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Milian didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlos Cesaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Prospero Ovando tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bartolo Beliran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaudencio Pelayo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, Carlos Cesaro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Prospero Ovando, 0-3. Lv Qiang Xiao fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Prospero Ovando having to interfere. 65 minutes into the game, Carlos Cesaro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Prospero Ovando. Carlos Cesaro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. 72 minutes into the match, La France's goalkeeper Prospero Ovando had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lv Qiang Xiao. 75 minutes into the game, Lv Qiang Xiao cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Prospero Ovando was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the La France defense, Lv Qiang Xiao kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Prospero Ovando. The La France fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Prospero Ovando should have stopped the shot. Lv Qiang Xiao blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Prospero Ovando having to make a save. After having played for 81 minutes, Rafal Kaszubowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MARTINETA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafal Kaszubowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 83rd minute, Felipe Clis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. La France's Prospero Ovando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafal Kaszubowski in the 85th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Lv Qiang Xiao had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Prospero Ovando. La France's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lv Qiang Xiao was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. The crowd rose to their feet as Lv Qiang Xiao kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Prospero Ovando. That made the score 0-8 in the 94 minute of play. MARTINETA played a much better game than La France and deserved their victory. The La France players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.