Friendly League

Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Santiago Txilar made the kick off and thus started the match. When Paul Almajan came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Alpachiri AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Paul Almajan couldn't finish the play. When G . S A R A Y's Kamil Babacan in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alpachiri AFC's goalie prevented a goal. After taking down the ball on G . S A R A Y's corner Rüknettin Tosunoğlu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Roman Shantala quite easily take care of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Santiago Txilar in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Miromir Kociniewski saved G . S A R A Y from getting behind. In the 19th minute Bertil Wassenius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Shantala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The G . S A R A Y fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when G . S A R A Y's Kamil Babacan 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 24th minute Rafael Leobardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miromir Kociniewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roman Shantala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svante Åberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29thth minute of the game Kamil Babacan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alpachiri AFC's Roman Shantala was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Roman Shantala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kamil Babacan in the 31st minute of play. G . S A R A Y's Miromir Kociniewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Txilar in the 37th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Alpachiri AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Kamil Babacan came free, but Roman Shantala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When G . S A R A Y's Kamil Babacan in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alpachiri AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Bertil Wassenius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Roman Shantala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 43 minutes, Kamil Babacan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. G . S A R A Y's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kamil Babacan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When G . S A R A Y's Kamil Babacan in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alpachiri AFC's goalie prevented a goal. The Alpachiri AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. G . S A R A Y were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kamil Babacan made a kick off. Roman Shantala stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kamil Babacan's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Bartolome in the 55th minute of play forced G . S A R A Y's goalkeeper Miromir Kociniewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miromir Kociniewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Bartolome in the 55th minute of play. Roman Shantala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svante Åberg in the 59th minute of the match. After 60 minutes Alpachiri AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rüknettin Tosunoğlu who took care of the corner kick. Santiago Txilar scored 1-2 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Miromir Kociniewski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kamil Babacan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Roman Shantala made a huge save. In the 70th minute of the match G . S A R A Y got a corner. Alpachiri AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rüknettin Tosunoğlu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rüknettin Tosunoğlu made a great header on G . S A R A Y's corner, it was just that Alpachiri AFC's Roman Shantala managed to reach the ball for a save. G . S A R A Y's Miromir Kociniewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Txilar in the 72nd minute of play. G . S A R A Y's Kamil Babacan was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 74th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Txilar in the 80th minute of play forced G . S A R A Y's goalkeeper Miromir Kociniewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. G . S A R A Y's Svante Åberg got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 84th match minute, Alpachiri AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cido Araújo to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alpachiri AFC's goalkeeper Roman Shantala, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Roman Shantala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svante Åberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. The supporters of G . S A R A Y booed when Alpachiri AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luisito Abad didn't get a good kick on the ball. G . S A R A Y's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.