Friendly League

Estadio Gastres
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Teobaldo Belmiro started the match with the kick off. Jacobo Mendiko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Neto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute, Teobaldo Belmiro made a precise shot to the right of Jacobo Mendiko. ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Gastres FC's Geronimo Ongile played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Héctor Mainer in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Neto in the 11th minute of play forced ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's goalkeeper Jacobo Mendiko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Calistrat Geangu in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacobo Mendiko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jacobo Mendiko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Neto in the 20th minute of play. Geronimo Ongile took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Héctor Mainer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacobo Mendiko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teobaldo Belmiro in the 28th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Héctor Mainer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geronimo Ongile was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 36th minute Benjamin Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacobo Mendiko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's Jacobo Mendiko got control of the ball when Teobaldo Belmiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Neto in the 42nd minute of play forced ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's goalkeeper Jacobo Mendiko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 played minutes Gastres FC got a freekick which was hit by Eddy Ginanjar. 48 minutes into the match, Gastres FC's goal looked a bit too open when Héctor Mainer came free, but Geronimo Ongile reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Héctor Mainer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Donato Luar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A hard shot 55 in the game by Héctor Mainer from a close distance when the talented Geronimo Ongile managed to make a qualified save. Gastres FC's players were relieved. The audience was convinced that Héctor Mainer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geronimo Ongile was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. In the 65th minute Calistrat Geangu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacobo Mendiko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's zone, Benjamin Neto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Mendiko came out of the goal and Benjamin Neto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ made a substitution. Franco Milazzo replaced Héctor Mainer. Jacobo Mendiko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Calistrat Geangu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's Jacobo Mendiko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Calistrat Geangu in the 73rd minute of play. ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's Jacobo Mendiko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teobaldo Belmiro in the 75th minute of play. Jacobo Mendiko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Teobaldo Belmiro sped through ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jacobo Mendiko. Gastres FC made a substitution. Feliberto Cuarto replaced Tomasz Zurawski. Eddy Ginanjar kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calistrat Geangu in the 82nd minute of play forced ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's goalkeeper Jacobo Mendiko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gastres FC's Geronimo Ongile proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Gastres FC from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Franco Milazzo took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Geronimo Ongile to make any attempt to save it. Jacobo Mendiko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teobaldo Belmiro in the 91st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calistrat Geangu in the 96th minute of play forced ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's goalkeeper Jacobo Mendiko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gastres FC were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.