Friendly League

Octavio Hondo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Wilfredo Quinto started the match with the kick off. Leones FC's Aureliano Obeko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Medardo in the 7th minute of play. Leones FC's Aureliano Obeko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Medardo in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Wilfredo Quinto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leones FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Boulogne F.C. the free kick. Melquiades Tabor took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aureliano Obeko. Leones FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Aureliano Obeko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Selatse in the 16th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Leonardo Medardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aureliano Obeko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teodosio Macerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremias Cisco in the 22nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Boulogne F.C.'s Quilo Correa got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Nicanor Florinio kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Jeremias Cisco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aureliano Obeko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Mercurio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 minutes Boulogne F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wilfredo Quinto who took care of the corner kick. In the 43rd minute, Wilfredo Quinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 46 minutes into the match, Wilfredo Quinto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Teodosio Macerio, 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Leonardo Medardo made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicanor Florinio in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Teodosio Macerio saved Boulogne F.C. from getting behind. Quilo Correa hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Nicanor Florinio charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicanor Florinio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Boulogne F.C. booed when Leones FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicanor Florinio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute, Ignacio Cayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Leones FC's goalkeeper Aureliano Obeko, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 75 minutes, Ignacio Cayo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Leones FC and the Boulogne F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th minute, Ignacio Cayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute, Martin Asier left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leones FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. After a rather tough play, Leones FC's Nestor Rito got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 92nd match minute, Boulogne F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseo Mattin to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute of the match Nicolas Bizi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Teodosio Macerio showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Leones FC had won after a very even match.