Friendly League

Eduardo Galeano
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) If Albano Teodor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Neron Companys fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Salud y República's protests and gave Neron Companys a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Salud y República's Neron Companys got a free kick in the 11th minute. When Neron Companys was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 16 minutes had been played. A collision led to Salud y República getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Neron Companys hit a great ball. In the 18th minute Juan Laffitte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mino Cazorla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. los nadies were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Salud y República's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jude Bellinger took the corner. The corner led los nadies's Jude Bellinger to fire away a dangerous shot which Mino Cazorla despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adulfo Teresa in the 23rd minute of play forced los nadies's goalkeeper Fausto Gauargi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mino Cazorla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Laffitte in the 28th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, Salud y República's Adulfo Teresa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fausto Gauargi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Juan Laffitte's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mino Cazorla was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. The supporters of los nadies booed when Salud y República was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jago Barrientos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mino Cazorla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Laffitte in the 38th minute. Mino Cazorla made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Albano Teodor sent off a good shot on target. In the 47th minute, Juan Laffitte made a precise shot to the right of Mino Cazorla. Salud y República's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Mino Cazorla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albano Teodor in the 55th minute of play. Mino Cazorla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Laffitte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adulfo Teresa charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adulfo Teresa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 61st match minute, Salud y República was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adulfo Teresa to maneuver through the defense. 63 minutes into the game, Pablo Henrico cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Mino Cazorla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. los nadies's Albano Teodor got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rodrigo Dominguez kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Jude Bellinger sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Salud y República's Mino Cazorla didn't even have to move. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Osoro Raya during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Osoro Raya hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute, Albano Teodor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The los nadies fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. After a rather tough play, Salud y República's Nisio Riba got a free kick in the 89th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Juan Laffitte in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mino Cazorla saved Salud y República from getting behind. The supporters of los nadies booed when Salud y República was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jago Barrientos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 97 minutes into the match, los nadies's Juan Laffitte sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mino Cazorla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the los nadies players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.