Friendly League

Tomas A. Duco
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Federico Hanni started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Lucio Quilo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Manantiales Fc's Guillermo Edwardo got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 19th match minute, Manantiales Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Israel Cugat to maneuver through the defense. Zbigniew Barowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Segundo Bordat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rdth minute of the game Nazil Canay who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manantiales Fc's Zbigniew Barowicz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zbigniew Barowicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Agustin Txatxu in the 27th minute. Manantiales Fc's Zbigniew Barowicz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Manantiales Fc from getting a goal against them. In the 37th match minute, Guns And Roses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucio Quilo to maneuver through the defense. Eustacio Misael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Zbigniew Barowicz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Amado Oriol hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Segundo Bordat's shot from long distance in the 44th minute was not bad at all, but Manantiales Fc's Zbigniew Barowicz knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nazil Canay was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th minute of the match Guns And Roses got a corner. Manantiales Fc's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Segundo Bordat ran over to the corner to take the kick. 63 minutes into the match, Manantiales Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Nazil Canay came free, but Zbigniew Barowicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guns And Roses's Ismael Otsoko was substituted for Mathies Dalsbirk. Guns And Roses's Luis Admon was substituted for Agustin Txatxu. 69 minutes into the game, Ludomir Banaszak threw the ball into play from the sideline. Manantiales Fc's Gavino Tirso quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Manantiales Fc's Zbigniew Barowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesús Salvador in the 75th minute of play. A collision led to Manantiales Fc getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Guillermo Edwardo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesús Salvador in the 82nd minute of play forced Manantiales Fc's goalkeeper Zbigniew Barowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eustacio Misael made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Federico Hanni sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Guns And Roses getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Ludomir Banaszak hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Federico Hanni got free with Eustacio Misael in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Jesús Salvador had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 92nd minute Jesús Salvador shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbigniew Barowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jesús Salvador in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zbigniew Barowicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee ended the match the Guns And Roses players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.