Friendly League

Monumental
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, 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. Ivan Gaizko started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Albardón F.C getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Eusebio Lucero hit a great ball. 4 minutes into the match, Franky Dhondt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Geronimo Eleazar. Albardón F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Franky Dhondt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franky Dhondt in the 10th minute of play forced Albardón F.C's goalkeeper Geronimo Eleazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustavo Barros Schelotto's late challenge caught a Cardo Ruso Cordobés's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gustavo Barros Schelotto helped the player get up and apologised. In the 15th match minute, Albardón F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Barros Schelotto to maneuver through the defense. When 张星彬 fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Albardón F.C's protests and gave 张星彬 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 20th minute, 张星彬 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ivan Gaizko in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Falcioni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th minute 狄钢远 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Eleazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geronimo Eleazar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 狄钢远 went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. With his leg Julio Falcioni managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when Albardón F.C's Eusebio Lucero fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erasmo Lluc during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cardo Ruso Cordobés made a substitution. Bennvar Back replaced Franky Dhondt. In the 40th match minute, Albardón F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erasmo Lluc to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliberto Pueblo in the 40th minute of play forced Albardón F.C's goalkeeper Geronimo Eleazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute Ivan Gaizko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Falcioni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute Ivan Gaizko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Falcioni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bennvar Back to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Bennvar Back dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Geronimo Eleazar, 0-3. Albardón F.C's Aureliano Buendia was substituted for Ivan Gaizko. After 61 minutes of play, Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Bennvar Back made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geronimo Eleazar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Albardón F.C made a substitution. Xandro Sacristán replaced Eusebio Lucero. After some careless play in the Cardo Ruso Cordobés defense, Juan Galo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Falcioni. The Cardo Ruso Cordobés fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Falcioni should have stopped the shot. Julio Falcioni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureliano Buendia, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Julio Falcioni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureliano Buendia, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 79th minute Bennvar Back shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Eleazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Samuel Olenberg got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Geronimo Eleazar quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Samuel Olenberg sped through Albardón F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Geronimo Eleazar. After a rather tough play, Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Jorge Panpili got a free kick in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xandro Sacristán in the 91st minute of play forced Cardo Ruso Cordobés's goalkeeper Julio Falcioni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bennvar Back's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geronimo Eleazar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cardo Ruso Cordobés walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.