Friendly League

Vicente Calderon
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cuatrodeocho's David Batuhin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Carlo Darrigrande made a precise shot to the right of Rambo Jon. Cuatrodeocho's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The audience was convinced that Carlo Darrigrande's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rambo Jon was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 12th minute Andy Entrena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Layton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Cuatrodeocho's zone, Carlo Darrigrande stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rambo Jon came out of the goal and Carlo Darrigrande tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆ booed when Cuatrodeocho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andy Entrena didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 19 minutes of play, Cuatrodeocho's David Batuhin made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roberto Layton was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cuatrodeocho's Rambo Jon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mo Qi Yu in the 24th minute of play. Roberto Layton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Batuhin in the 26th minute of play. In the 28thth minute of the game Carlo Darrigrande who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cuatrodeocho's Rambo Jon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 29 minutes Cuatrodeocho's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nicolas De la Cruz who took care of the corner kick. ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆'s Nicolas De la Cruz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rambo Jon in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cuatrodeocho's goalkeeper Rambo Jon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Darrigrande in the 40th minute of play forced Cuatrodeocho's goalkeeper Rambo Jon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Darrigrande in the 42nd minute of play forced Cuatrodeocho's goalkeeper Rambo Jon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Cuatrodeocho players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆ were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carlo Darrigrande was the one to do the kick off. Cuatrodeocho's Rambo Jon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlo Darrigrande in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th match minute, Cuatrodeocho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Javier Maroto to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 57 minutes, Mo Qi Yu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Mo Qi Yu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Javier Maroto hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆ made a substitution. Jamar Eldridge replaced Mo Qi Yu. Rambo Jon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augustin Amurăriței, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cuatrodeocho's goalkeeper Rambo Jon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cuatrodeocho made a substitution. Iván Villafane replaced David Batuhin. ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆ made a substitution. Johnathan Douglas replaced Edward Kaczor. ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆ were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after Cuatrodeocho's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nicolas De la Cruz took the corner. The ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.