Friendly League

Ciudad de Batán
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Acácio Nogueira kicked off to start the match. 12 minutes into the match, Donadeu AFC's Anastasio Ursino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ni Le Zheng narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acácio Nogueira in the 14th minute of play forced Donadeu AFC's goalkeeper Artturi Kaven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artturi Kaven took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enzo-Nicolás Perez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Osvaldo Lluciano made in the 19th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by AC Batán's Gong Feng. AC Batán's Ni Le Zheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasio Ursino in the 20th minute of play. Acácio Nogueira scored 1-0 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Artturi Kaven, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 26 minutes into the match, Anastasio Ursino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ni Le Zheng. AC Batán's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anastasio Ursino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Donadeu AFC's Mihăiţă Stanomir got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 33rd minute, AC Batán's Acácio Nogueira ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Artturi Kaven. Artturi Kaven yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. A sloppy throw-in by Osvaldo Lluciano in the 37th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AC Batán's Gong Feng. Artturi Kaven showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Acácio Nogueira in the 38th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Osvaldo Lluciano during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Donadeu AFC's Osvaldo Lluciano got a free kick in the 43rd minute. When Acácio Nogueira came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the AC Batán fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Acácio Nogueira couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Anastasio Ursino was the one to do the kick off. Ni Le Zheng made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Anastasio Ursino sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the AC Batán defense, Anastasio Ursino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ni Le Zheng. The AC Batán fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ni Le Zheng should have stopped the shot. Ni Le Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramon Gomesano, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Donadeu AFC's goalkeeper Artturi Kaven, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 77 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goalkeeper Ni Le Zheng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anastasio Ursino. Acácio Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 79th minute Acácio Nogueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artturi Kaven saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Donadeu AFC's Everardo Rosio was substituted for Mihăiţă Stanomir. AC Batán made a substitution. Cido Cardozo replaced Acácio Nogueira. AC Batán's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cristoforo Di Ruscio in the 91st minute. In the 95th match minute, AC Batán was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Üllar Vilba to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Donadeu AFC's Ni Le Zheng threw himself towards the right post 97 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Anastasio Ursino, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 98 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goal looked a bit too open when Norberto Abeitia came free, but Ni Le Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.