Friendly League

Rey de Copas
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. Belo Alvarez started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Manolo Bacete shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Lastur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes in the game Arcadio Ramiréz did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Leroy Antunez. After a rather tough play, GERLIROJO Ψ's Iwan Rawa got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 16th minute Manolo Bacete shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Lastur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, A.D. Alcorcón's goalkeeper Maurino Serena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Jax. Andres Lastur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manolo Bacete, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. A.D. Alcorcón's Maurino Serena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save A.D. Alcorcón from getting a goal against them. Martin Jaxs short, quick shot in the 27thth minute got Maurino Serena to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Martin Jax did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Maurino Serena 27 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as GERLIROJO Ψ's Martin Jax slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Maurino Serena. That made the score 2-0 after 30 minutes of play. With a little luck, A.D. Alcorcón's Maurino Serena got control of the ball when Martin Jax tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Belo Alvarez in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Andres Lastur prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by GERLIROJO Ψ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Leroy Antunez was slow to take the kick. During this time A.D. Alcorcón's players had a chance to rest. Martin Jax's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maurino Serena read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Arcadio Ramiréz charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arcadio Ramiréz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, A.D. Alcorcón's Arcadio Ramiréz got a free kick in the 45th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Martin Jax to make the kick off. Martin Jax took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Maurino Serena. Maurino Serena dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. In the 54thth minute of the game Manolo Bacete who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GERLIROJO Ψ's Andres Lastur was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 58th minute Manolo Bacete shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Lastur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A.D. Alcorcón's Laurin Mangas was substituted for Delmar Mayor. Iwan Rawa made in the 62nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by A.D. Alcorcón's Arcadio Ramiréz. Martin Jax blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maurino Serena having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Martin Jax managed to get in a good position for a shot. GERLIROJO Ψ's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Jax was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maurino Serena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. GERLIROJO Ψ's Andres Lastur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manolo Bacete in the 72nd minute of play. Maurino Serena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Epifanio Ibañez in the 78th minute of the match. 79 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when A.D. Alcorcón's Manolo Bacete fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. A.D. Alcorcón's Isaac Ortiz was substituted for Belo Alvarez. Epifanio Ibañez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maurino Serena read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Epifanio Ibañez in the 92nd minute of play forced A.D. Alcorcón's goalkeeper Maurino Serena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maurino Serena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Epifanio Ibañez's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. A.D. Alcorcón's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.