Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Habil Castolo took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, the xeneise dream team's Vinicio Aires got control of the ball when Matias Bilintx tried to sneak it across the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goal looked a bit too open when Nereo Roldanillo came free, but Óscar Cordoba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, the xeneise dream team's goalkeeper Vinicio Aires had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matias Bilintx. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qian Cheng Xing in the 10th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Óscar Cordoba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qian Cheng Xing in the 10th minute of the match. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sporting de Gijón's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lucio Gabino was slow to take the kick. During this time the xeneise dream team's players had a chance to rest. the xeneise dream team's Arda Ardashov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Óscar Cordoba in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 15 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goal looked a bit too open when Lucio Gabino came free, but Óscar Cordoba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vinicio Aires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Bilintx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After taking down the ball on Sporting de Gijón's corner Saturnino Curcio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Vinicio Aires quite easily take care of the ball. In the 28thth minute of the game Matias Bilintx who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but the xeneise dream team's Vinicio Aires was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Habil Castolo in the 29th minute of play. Niceto Dominix kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Habil Castolo in the 34th minute of play. In the 45th minute Arda Ardashov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Óscar Cordoba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Óscar Cordoba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qian Cheng Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matias Bilintx to make the kick off. Óscar Cordoba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucio Gabino, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes into the match, the xeneise dream team's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Maradona came free, but Vinicio Aires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Habil Castolo got free with Óscar Cordoba in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Saturnino Curcio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting de Gijón's supporters rose to their feet, but Saturnino Curcio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vinicio Aires breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. the xeneise dream team's Paolo Eutor was substituted for Qian Cheng Xing. Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Venancio Emesto replaced Alejandro Rufo. Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Mario Zanabria replaced Saturnino Curcio. The supporters of the xeneise dream team booed when Sporting de Gijón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esteban Ekaitz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vinicio Aires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Venancio Emesto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Habil Castolo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Óscar Cordoba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vinicio Aires didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Matias Bilintx went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind the xeneise dream team's goalkeeper Vinicio Aires, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Domingos Camerino kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Diego Maradona left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting de Gijón fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 88th minute Venancio Emesto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vinicio Aires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Habil Castolo kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. the xeneise dream team's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.