Friendly League

Ciudad de Ballester
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Zuberbühler FC's Julio Gipuzkoa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 9 minutes into the game, Serafin Ishmael threw the ball into play from the sideline. Noqueces FC's Pete Gomez quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Zuberbühler FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Markos Kakogiannis was slow to take the kick. During this time Noqueces FC's players had a chance to rest. Igor Cordaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Casimiro Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 14th minute Casimiro Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Cordaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Casimiro Romero kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Igor Cordaro. That made the score 1-0 in the 16 minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Noqueces FC's goal looked a bit too open when Julio Gipuzkoa came free, but Igor Cordaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antônio Santos in the 23rd minute of play forced Zuberbühler FC's goalkeeper 龚扬强 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Julio Gipuzkoa made a precise shot to the right of Igor Cordaro. Noqueces FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 36 minutes into the match, Antônio Santos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 龚扬强. Zuberbühler FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antônio Santos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Miftah Astrajingga hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Noqueces FC defense, Casimiro Romero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Igor Cordaro. The Noqueces FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Igor Cordaro should have stopped the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The wind increased when Antônio Santos made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antônio Santos in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 龚扬强 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Angelo Vasco hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Noqueces FC made a substitution. Emanuele Pellecchia replaced Jacobo Gabon. A collision led to Noqueces FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Angelo Vasco hit a great ball. After 63 minutes Zuberbühler FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Magne Holmgren who took care of the corner kick. Zuberbühler FC made a substitution. Pedro Donio replaced Julio Gipuzkoa. In the 69th minute, Bialet Massé hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 龚扬强 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eustaquio Cloyo in the 72nd minute. Igor Cordaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliciano Harri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Noqueces FC's Igor Cordaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliciano Harri in the 74th minute of play. Noqueces FC's Igor Cordaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliciano Harri in the 77th minute of play. In the 79thth minute of the game Feliciano Harri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Noqueces FC's Igor Cordaro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zuberbühler FC's Tiburcio Goito quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Perry Dogo, made in the 83rd minute of the game. Noqueces FC's Igor Cordaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliciano Harri in the 84th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Feliciano Harri got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Noqueces FC's goalkeeper Igor Cordaro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zuberbühler FC's 龚扬强 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuele Pellecchia in the 94th minute of play. Zuberbühler FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.