Friendly League

Cueva Del Gato
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Xalvador Pendones kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xalvador Pendones got free with Jens-Ola Eklund in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Santiago Cañizares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabin Albu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Nueva Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Sabin Albu came free, but Santiago Cañizares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13thth minute of the game Marcial Ziguenza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Avesta's Jens-Ola Eklund was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Avesta's Jens-Ola Eklund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lou Deans in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute Xalvador Pendones shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Ola Eklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santiago Cañizares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabin Albu in the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Marcial Ziguenza fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jens-Ola Eklund, passed just outside the right post. Jens-Ola Eklund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcial Ziguenza, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After 25 minutes Avesta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joga Leve who took care of the corner kick. Santiago Cañizares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabin Albu in the 31st minute of play. Nueva Chicago's Santiago Cañizares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sabin Albu in the 32nd minute of play. Santiago Cañizares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radomil Kolacki in the 34th minute of the match. Sabin Albu succeeded in the game's 35th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Jens-Ola Eklund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcial Ziguenza in the 38th minute of the match. In the 44thth minute of the game Xalvador Pendones who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Avesta's Jens-Ola Eklund was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

Avesta's Jens-Ola Eklund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xalvador Pendones in the 54th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xalvador Pendones in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jens-Ola Eklund prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Santiago Cañizares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabin Albu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Nueva Chicago's Xalvador Pendones in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Avesta's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Xalvador Pendones's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jens-Ola Eklund was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. 62 minutes into the match, Nueva Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Sabin Albu came free, but Santiago Cañizares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jens-Ola Eklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xalvador Pendones, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xalvador Pendones in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jens-Ola Eklund saved Avesta from getting behind. Marcial Ziguenza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Jens-Ola Eklund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xalvador Pendones in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jens-Ola Eklund saved Avesta from getting behind. Bengt Kellberg lost his temper 75 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 75th minute of the game. One of Avesta:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Nueva Chicago:s goal. Nueva Chicago's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joga Leve in the 78th minute. Lou Deans made a great header on Nueva Chicago's corner, it was just that Avesta's Jens-Ola Eklund managed to reach the ball for a save. 80 minutes into the game, Xalvador Pendones cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Jens-Ola Eklund was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Xalvador Pendones put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jens-Ola Eklund. 87 minutes into the match, Avesta's goal looked a bit too open when Marcial Ziguenza came free, but Jens-Ola Eklund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcial Ziguenza in the 91st minute of play forced Avesta's goalkeeper Jens-Ola Eklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xalvador Pendones 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. In the 94thth minute of the game Xalvador Pendones who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Avesta's Jens-Ola Eklund was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gelu Băcila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. For all the effort they put into the match, the Avesta players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Nueva Chicago.