Friendly League

Juan Román Riquelme
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Celso Cruz made the kick off which started today's match. After 8 minutes Urko FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cris Ronaldo who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Damian Regulez got a free kick in the 14th minute. Hermann Hesse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Volkertsen in the 16th minute of play. After 25 played minutes Deportivo Popolizio FBC got a freekick which was hit by Nils Gielis. In the 33rd minute Bartolo Basualdo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastián Torrico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bartolo Basualdo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sebastián Torrico read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Urko FC's Sebastián Torrico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nils Gielis in the 41st minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Urko FC's Celso Cruz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hermann Hesse narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bartolo Basualdo to make the kick off. A collision led to Urko FC getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. 高天烽 hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Bartolo Basualdo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastián Torrico was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Sebastián Torrico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartolo Basualdo, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Sebastián Torrico took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartolo Basualdo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 68 minutes, Bartolo Basualdo made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Urko FC's Sebastián Torrico tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Deportivo Popolizio FBC made a substitution. Erruki Velarroa replaced Bartolo Basualdo. Urko FC's Denis Alonso was substituted for Celso Cruz. Deportivo Popolizio FBC made a substitution. Torbjørn Trondsen replaced Nils Gielis. Urko FC's Oran Gutti was substituted for Igor Baudelio. In the 77th minute, Filomeno Kauldi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Urko FC's Filomeno Kauldi quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Emesto Bodes, made in the 81st minute of the game. With an all-out effort, Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Sebastián Torrico threw himself towards the right post 84 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Torbjørn Trondsen, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 85th minute, Tibor Nyilasi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute, Denis Alonso made a precise shot to the right of Hermann Hesse. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Sebastián Torrico took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erruki Velarroa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.