Friendly League

Carlos Cuomo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Benicio Beliran got the match started through his kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Estación Q.'s Benicio Beliran slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rodolfo Bertassi. That made the score 1-0 after 4 minutes of play. In the 13th minute, Alfredo Joachim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodolfo Bertassi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Benicio Beliran showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 14 minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Rodolfo Bertassi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benicio Beliran. After a rather tough play, El ABUELO FC's Alfredo Joachim got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Benicio Beliran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolfo Bertassi having to interfere. After 25 played minutes Estación Q. got a freekick which was hit by Yuan Yuan Hong. A collision led to El ABUELO FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Diego Hori hit a great ball. Enginalp İdilkurt struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Rodolfo Bertassi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Estación Q.. Benicio Beliran recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 40th minute, Isidoro Azevedo 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 45th minute Phillip Hunt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Bertassi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Isidoro Azevedo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Estación Q.'s Phillip Hunt quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Celestino Fix, made in the 52nd minute of the game. Estación Q.'s Enginalp İdilkurt suffered a sore thigh after 53 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 53 minutes into the game, Alfredo Joachim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El ABUELO FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Estación Q. the free kick. Estación Q. made a substitution. Aurelio Mincho replaced Enginalp İdilkurt. In the 55th minute, Alfredo Joachim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 57 minutes into the game, Benicio Beliran cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Rodolfo Bertassi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Estación Q. made a substitution. Andrzej Zapolski replaced Benicio Beliran. Alberto Etxekopar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Arif Nihat Yıldıray tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Andrzej Zapolski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Estación Q. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Estación Q.'s Mauro Todor was substituted for Ziya Özcakir. After a rather tough play, El ABUELO FC's Flaco Schiavi got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Phillip Hunt took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rodolfo Bertassi. El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After having played for 88 minutes, Aurelio Mincho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estación Q.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Aurelio Mincho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 92 minutes in the game Celestino Fix did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Sergio Txurio.