Friendly League

Juan Jose Pizzuti
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Celedonio Fidensio got the match started through his kick off. Muhammad Ali scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maximo Mitxel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Gerazan in the 7th minute of play forced 25 de Abril Futbol Club's goalkeeper Maximo Mitxel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabriel Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celedonio Fidensio in the 8th minute of the match. Lino Gerazan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximo Mitxel having to interfere. A collision led to 25 de Abril Futbol Club getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Enzo Jerrald hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Muhammad Ali's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maximo Mitxel was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Maximo Mitxel came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Sportivo Luan Toro's Lino Gerazan. But to his dismay, Lino Gerazan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. When Sportivo Luan Toro's Muhammad Ali in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 25 de Abril Futbol Club's goalie prevented a goal. Maximo Mitxel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Gerazan in the 23rd minute of play. Muhammad Ali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Maximo Mitxel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Muhammad Ali left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sportivo Luan Toro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. When Leonides Burutzagi fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sportivo Luan Toro's protests and gave Leonides Burutzagi a yellow card for diving instead. Sportivo Luan Toro's Gabriel Arias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Sportivo Luan Toro from getting a goal against them. Sportivo Luan Toro's Gabriel Arias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Sportivo Luan Toro from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the 25 de Abril Futbol Club defense, Muhammad Ali kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maximo Mitxel. The 25 de Abril Futbol Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maximo Mitxel should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Sportivo Luan Toro's zone, Celedonio Fidensio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Arias came out of the goal and Celedonio Fidensio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Lino Gerazan made the kick off in the second half. Robustiano Fresco charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robustiano Fresco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to 25 de Abril Futbol Club getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Robustiano Fresco hit a great ball. Florentino Nel kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Gabriel Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celedonio Fidensio, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 25 de Abril Futbol Club's Maximo Mitxel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Muhammad Ali in the 62nd minute of play. Sportivo Luan Toro made a substitution. Teodosio Eztebe replaced Ambrosio Jakobe. In the 64th minute of the match Sportivo Luan Toro got a corner. 25 de Abril Futbol Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Omar Catalán ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Melchor Bilintx managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 65 minutes into the match, Sportivo Luan Toro's Melchor Bilintx sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maximo Mitxel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 70th minute, Muhammad Ali ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximo Mitxel was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Sportivo Luan Toro's attentive Leonides Burutzagi managed to snatch the ball when Robustiano Fresco made a throw-in in the 73rd minute of the game. Orlando Panpili kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the game, Enzo Jerrald was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 25 de Abril Futbol Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportivo Luan Toro the free kick. Maximo Mitxel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Muhammad Ali in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes into the game, Sportivo Luan Toro's Muhammad Ali nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maximo Mitxel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Gabriel Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pascual Roldan, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 25 de Abril Futbol Club were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Sportivo Luan Toro's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Florentino Nel took the corner. In the 94th minute, Pascual Roldan 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. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sportivo Luan Toro walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.