Friendly League

Salvador Lizzio
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Higinio Eate started the match with the kick off. Leonides Telesforo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Higinio Eate in the 6th minute of play. Leonides Telesforo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Higinio Eate, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. A collision led to Cable a Tierra getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Betão Prestes hit a great ball. The throw-in from Betão Prestes in the 15th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Cavaliers FC's Guaberto Abalos. Higinio Eate might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leonides Telesforo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Higinio Eate ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Higinio Eate in the 24th minute of play forced Cable a Tierra's goalkeeper Leonides Telesforo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gavino Egoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Villegas having to interfere. The throw-in from Betão Prestes in the 30th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Cavaliers FC's Fabio Villegas. After a defensive mix-up in Cavaliers FC's zone, Saverio Mercurio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jaime Villegas came out of the goal and Saverio Mercurio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Narciso Bertassi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 46thth minute tested the skills of Jaime Villegas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Narciso Bertassi to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Narciso Bertassi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jaime Villegas. Cavaliers FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Narciso Bertassi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. With a little luck, Cable a Tierra's Leonides Telesforo got control of the ball when Denis Maule tried to sneak it across the goal line. Betão Prestes made in the 59th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Vitoldas Bilota however managed to control. Cavaliers FC made a substitution. Fabricio Gartxot replaced Leonides Urtungo. If Higinio Eate had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 65 played minutes Cable a Tierra got a freekick which was hit by Paulão Laguna. Cable a Tierra's Ahmet Kutsi Dirsehan was substituted for Narciso Bertassi. Cable a Tierra's Claudio Echeverri was substituted for Gavino Egoi. A collision led to Cable a Tierra getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Paulão Laguna hit a great ball. Leonides Telesforo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabricio Gartxot in the 72nd minute. Jaime Villegas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Kutsi Dirsehan in the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saverio Mercurio in the 76th minute of play forced Cavaliers FC's goalkeeper Jaime Villegas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonides Telesforo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Cuenca in the 80th minute of play. Ahmet Kutsi Dirsehan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jaime Villegas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Jaime Villegas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Kutsi Dirsehan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaime Villegas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Echeverri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonides Telesforo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvador Gonzalez in the 95th minute of play. Cavaliers FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.