Friendly League

☻Ninuchila Camp☻
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rubens Prata kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Aaron Euloxu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonel Rocco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aaron Euloxu got free with Leonel Rocco in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Miguel Ángel Benito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Higinio Sansone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonel Rocco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubens Prata in the 16th minute of the match. Leonel Rocco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubens Prata in the 21st minute of play. The throw-in from Stelian Nandriș in the 23rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Cascadia United's Baltasar Piorno. Leopold Greve hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the match, Rubens Prata had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leonel Rocco. Cascadia United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rubens Prata was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Stelian Nandriș hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Nina fc's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aldo Navarro in the 33rd minute. Aldo Navarro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the game, Miguel Ángel Benito cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Higinio Sansone was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Leonel Rocco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rubens Prata in the 46th minute. Silverio Frederico kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After 49 played minutes Nina fc got a freekick which was hit by Silverio Frederico. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Miguel Ángel Benito was the one to do the kick off. 58 minutes into the game, Saul Macerio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Leonel Rocco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Saul Macerio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Miguel Ángel Benito might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Higinio Sansone. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Miguel Ángel Benito ran back to his position shaking his head. Miguel Ángel Benito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Higinio Sansone made a huge save. After 70 played minutes Nina fc got a freekick which was hit by Stelian Nandriș. Fulgencio Romildo scored 3-1 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonel Rocco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With an all-out effort, Cascadia United's Higinio Sansone threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Miguel Ángel Benito, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nina fc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rene Pueblo was slow to take the kick. During this time Cascadia United's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Rene Pueblo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Nina fc's Higinio Sansone did a great save. Leonel Rocco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saul Macerio, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 94 minutes into the match, Agustin Bittor had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Higinio Sansone. Nina fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Agustin Bittor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Leonel Rocco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Macerio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Nina fc fully deserved thier win.