Friendly League

® El Monumental ®
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) River Plate ® 9-12's Placido Silvanito 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. River Plate ® 9-12's Rigoberto Bihar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jose Murillo in the 8th minute of play. Rigoberto Bihar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. River Plate ® 9-12's Rigoberto Bihar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jose Murillo in the 13th minute of play. Jose Murillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Placido Silvanito got free with Ago Vaasna in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 23 minutes into the match, Jose Murillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rigoberto Bihar. River Plate ® 9-12's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jose Murillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Ziya Onur Ulutan hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Alzaga FC's zone, Muhammet Ökten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ago Vaasna came out of the goal and Muhammet Ökten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 29th minute, Adrián Czornomaz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 31st minute, Placido Silvanito got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 33 minutes into the match, Alzaga FC's goalkeeper Ago Vaasna had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Placido Silvanito. Rigoberto Bihar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose Murillo in the 37th minute of play. Placido Silvanito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ago Vaasna having to interfere. In the 47th minute Jose Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rigoberto Bihar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leon Goretzka to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Leon Goretzka managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alzaga FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leon Goretzka was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rigoberto Bihar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Goretzka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the match, River Plate ® 9-12's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Goretzka came free, but Rigoberto Bihar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alzaga FC's Ago Vaasna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Muhammet Ökten in the 63rd minute of play. Ago Vaasna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimeno Jimeno, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 66 minutes into the game, one of Alzaga FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After a defensive mix-up in Alzaga FC's zone, Muhammet Ökten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ago Vaasna came out of the goal and Muhammet Ökten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Jimeno in the 77th minute of play forced Alzaga FC's goalkeeper Ago Vaasna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rigoberto Bihar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Goretzka in the 81st minute of play. In the 90th minute, Jimeno Jimeno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jimeno Jimeno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cayetano Iratxo in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ago Vaasna saved Alzaga FC from getting behind. 97 minutes had been played when some careless play by Alzaga FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Muhammet Ökten was slow to take the kick. During this time River Plate ® 9-12's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on River Plate ® 9-12's corner Muhammet Ökten fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ago Vaasna quite easily take care of the ball. Narciso Miro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 99th minute of the match, but Rigoberto Bihar made a huge save. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.