Friendly League

La Cantera
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Formentera's Esteban Endira 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. Sergio Romero stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Esteban Endira's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. The audience was convinced that Esteban Endira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergio Romero was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. After 7 played minutes Wilfredo Benvide rounded The Waldos's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. The Waldos's Sergio Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteban Endira in the 10th minute of play. The supporters of The Waldos booed when Formentera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hernan Chus didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 14 minutes into the game, when Jacinto Gonsalve put in a rough tackle. When the match had been going on for 16 minutes, Formentera's Ariel Libertad got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Sergio Romero. Esteban Endira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sergio Romero having to make a save. Leo Musko hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Saturnino Gergori kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. If Esteban Endira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wilfredo Benvide received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sergio Romero came out and tried to block the shot, but Wilfredo Benvide slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 25th minute. In the 30th minute of the game Hernan Chus made a throw-in which Filomeno Bastiaro played forward. 32 minutes into the match, The Waldos's goal looked a bit too open when Esteban Endira came free, but Sergio Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Esteban Endira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sergio Romero was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Esteban Endira showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 40 minute of play. After 43 played minutes Formentera got a freekick which was hit by Geronimo Silviano. Sergio Romero didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Esteban Endira went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alphonse Tchami to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, Formentera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ariel Libertad to maneuver through the defense. Wilfredo Benvide took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sergio Romero. Sergio Romero dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Esteban Endira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Sergio Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sergio Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Endira in the 65th minute of play. After 67 minutes of play, Formentera's Esteban Endira made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sergio Romero was left in no man's land by his defense there! 70 minutes into the match, Formentera's Wilfredo Benvide sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sergio Romero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to The Waldos getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Lucas Misael hit a great ball. Sergio Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfredo Benvide, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Sergio Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfredo Benvide, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 81st minute, Saturnino Gergori hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 83 minutes, Esteban Endira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Formentera and the The Waldos players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 83rd match minute, Formentera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Endira to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the match, The Waldos's goal looked a bit too open when Eustaquio Bartuelo came free, but Sergio Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sergio Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Endira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the The Waldos defense, Wilfredo Benvide kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sergio Romero. The The Waldos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sergio Romero should have stopped the shot. Formentera walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.