Friendly League

Rene Houseman
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd match minute, Tranquilate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pablo Lizzio to maneuver through the defense. Jeronimo Lizar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Maftei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner led Esmeraldas S.C.'s Yan Zhou Xuan to fire away a dangerous shot which Jeronimo Lizar despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Tranquilate's Jeronimo Lizar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Maftei in the 9th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Damian Maftei notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Tranquilate's Jeronimo Lizar. Jeronimo Lizar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aguinaga Nebot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nereo Guipuzkoa in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by İbrahim Volkan in the 15th minute of play forced Tranquilate's goalkeeper Jeronimo Lizar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Esmeraldas S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jonatan Colon came free, but Aguinaga Nebot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. İbrahim Volkan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Jeronimo Lizar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeronimo Lizar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Maftei, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Aguinaga Nebot made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Nereo Guipuzkoa sent off a good shot on target. Jeronimo Lizar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefanos Terzopoulos in the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Pablo Lizzio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tranquilate fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 42 minutes into the match, Damian Maftei notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Tranquilate's Jeronimo Lizar. Jeronimo Lizar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jeronimo Lizar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İbrahim Volkan, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Damian Maftei to make the kick off. İbrahim Volkan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Jeronimo Lizar made a huge save. Aguinaga Nebot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celestino Medardo in the 55th minute of play. If Damian Maftei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aguinaga Nebot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nereo Guipuzkoa in the 58th minute of play. İbrahim Volkan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Jeronimo Lizar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Flavio Valines was substituted for Martinez Cines. Aguinaga Nebot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nereo Guipuzkoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when İbrahim Volkan got free with Jeronimo Lizar in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tranquilate's goalkeeper Jeronimo Lizar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aguinaga Nebot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nereo Guipuzkoa in the 81st minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 84 minutes, Jeronimo Lizar successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Damian Maftei scored 2-3 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jeronimo Lizar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Aguinaga Nebot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Lizzio in the 88th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Tranquilate's Celestino Medardo got a free kick in the 89th minute. If İbrahim Volkan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nereo Guipuzkoa in the 92nd minute of play forced Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalkeeper Aguinaga Nebot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th match minute, Tranquilate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celestino Medardo to maneuver through the defense. Esmeraldas S.C.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.