Friendly League

Fernando Redondo
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, 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. Erling Håland started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Erling Håland had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elpidio Amor. Timo!'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erling Håland was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Salvador Urki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilie Hurmuz in the 5th minute of play. Ergo Are kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 10th minute Ilie Hurmuz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salvador Urki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Timo!'s Ergo Are got a free kick in the 11th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erling Håland in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elpidio Amor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Juguemos con el 5 were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Timo!'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joaquin Rufio took the corner. The corner ended in Joaquin Rufio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Timo!'s Elpidio Amor did a great save. In the 19th minute Arquímedes Cesario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salvador Urki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute of the match, Erling Håland tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Elpidio Amor saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 27th match minute, Timo! was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Bastia to maneuver through the defense. Robustiano Quintin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elpidio Amor having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arquímedes Cesario in the 32nd minute of play forced Juguemos con el 5's goalkeeper Salvador Urki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juguemos con el 5's Salvador Urki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Izydor Karbowski in the 35th minute of play. Ergo Are kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Juguemos con el 5's goalkeeper Salvador Urki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Franco Benvenuto was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 41st minute, Ergo Are hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Salvador Urki stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Izydor Karbowski's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. In the 47th minute, Juguemos con el 5's Christian Günther seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Christian Günther the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Juguemos con el 5 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Christian Günther had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 46 minutes into the game, one of Juguemos con el 5:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Timo! a penalty, 50 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ilie Hurmuz, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Juguemos con el 5's Salvador Urki. 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Franco Benvenuto made a kick off. Ilie Hurmuz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Salvador Urki made a huge save. 57 minutes into the game, Juguemos con el 5's Erling Håland nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elpidio Amor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Franco Benvenuto had several of the Juguemos con el 5's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 60 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-2 score and a disappointed Salvador Urki as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 65th match minute, Juguemos con el 5 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marciano Cristofol to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute Izydor Karbowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salvador Urki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arquímedes Cesario spun around in front of the goal 70 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Juguemos con el 5's goal. Juguemos con el 5's Ali Atıf Hekimhanlı was substituted for Robustiano Quintin. Timo!'s Tomas Gelacio was substituted for Arquímedes Cesario. Salvador Urki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Izydor Karbowski in the 73rd minute of the match. Elpidio Amor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Ekaitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexandr Lunin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Salvador Urki came out and tried to block the shot, but Alexandr Lunin slotted it home off the left post making it 3-3 in the 80th minute. Salvador Urki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Izydor Karbowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Elpidio Amor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Ekaitz in the 86th minute of play. 89 minutes into the game, Ergo Are threw the ball into play from the sideline. Juguemos con el 5's Niek Koops quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 90th minute Izydor Karbowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salvador Urki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Salvador Urki had great luck who in the 91stth minute grab hold of the ball when Izydor Karbowski from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. With a little luck, Juguemos con el 5's Salvador Urki got control of the ball when Ilie Hurmuz tried to sneak it across the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Juguemos con el 5's goalkeeper Salvador Urki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Izydor Karbowski. Juguemos con el 5's Salvador Urki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Juguemos con el 5 from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Timo!'s Ilie Hurmuz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Salvador Urki. That made the score 3-4 after 99 minutes of play. Timo! played a much better game than Juguemos con el 5 and deserved their victory. The Juguemos con el 5 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.