Friendly League

Jayme Cintra
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chucky Norris started the match with the kick off. Romulo Ekain didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Galo do Japi's Ranko Toko shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. If Chico Valadares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Romulo Ekain was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Chucky Norris capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Chucky Norris really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Romulo Ekain didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 15th minute, which inside left pole to 3-0. Chucky Norris's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 19thth minute, Romulo Ekain skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Galo do Japi's Chucky Norris in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AcinetobacterFC's goalie prevented a goal. Chico Valadares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Romulo Ekain tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute Chico Valadares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romulo Ekain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when Norberto Beliran came free, but Delfim Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, AcinetobacterFC's goal looked a bit too open when Chucky Norris came free, but Romulo Ekain reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romulo Ekain made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chico Valadares in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute Chico Valadares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romulo Ekain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Chico Valadares notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of AcinetobacterFC's Romulo Ekain. Romulo Ekain was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Galo do Japi's Marcelinho Sarmento got a free kick in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chucky Norris in the 38th minute of play forced AcinetobacterFC's goalkeeper Romulo Ekain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute of the match, Ranko Toko tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Romulo Ekain saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Alejo Loiola fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AcinetobacterFC's protests and gave Alejo Loiola a yellow card for diving instead. Alejo Loiola hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Romulo Ekain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Falcão Duarte in the 58th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the game, Chucky Norris cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Romulo Ekain was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Romulo Ekain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chucky Norris in the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chucky Norris in the 63rd minute of play forced AcinetobacterFC's goalkeeper Romulo Ekain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romulo Ekain made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chico Valadares in the 65th minute of play. AcinetobacterFC's Romulo Ekain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chucky Norris in the 66th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, AcinetobacterFC's goal looked a bit too open when Chucky Norris came free, but Romulo Ekain reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AcinetobacterFC's Romulo Ekain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Valadares in the 67th minute of play. In the 70th match minute, AcinetobacterFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Veremundo to maneuver through the defense. Nilmar Mota struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Romulo Ekain didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galo do Japi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Valadares in the 76th minute of play forced AcinetobacterFC's goalkeeper Romulo Ekain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in AcinetobacterFC's zone, Wilfredo Cefero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Romulo Ekain came out of the goal and Wilfredo Cefero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Valadares in the 82nd minute of play forced AcinetobacterFC's goalkeeper Romulo Ekain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Galo do Japi's Wilfredo Cefero in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AcinetobacterFC's goalie prevented a goal. Romulo Ekain took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Falcão Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Melchor Raymon's late challenge caught a Galo do Japi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Melchor Raymon helped the player get up and apologised. Melchor Raymon hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute, Chucky Norris made a precise shot to the right of Romulo Ekain. AcinetobacterFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chucky Norris in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Romulo Ekain prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Romulo Ekain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfredo Cefero, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Galo do Japi walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.