Friendly League

Roberto Goijman
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Orlanda Capdevila got the match started through his kick off. Albano Alfonso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Izel Guill in the 4th minute of play. A collision led to RESISTIR SC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Pio Blasco hit a great ball. In the 6th minute, Andris De Meulder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in RESISTIR SC's zone, Orlanda Capdevila stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isidro Boni came out of the goal and Orlanda Capdevila tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Manzalima's Albano Alfonso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Izel Guill in the 11th minute of play. In the 11thth minute of the game Izel Guill who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manzalima's Albano Alfonso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Xavian Abellaneda received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Isidro Boni came out and tried to block the shot, but Xavian Abellaneda slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 12th minute. Albano Alfonso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gombal Mateu in the 17th minute of play. Orlanda Capdevila could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Isidro Boni made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Zarando Puente managed to get in a good position for a shot. RESISTIR SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Zarando Puente was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albano Alfonso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Isidro Boni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavian Abellaneda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute Izel Guill shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albano Alfonso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29thth minute of the game Izel Guill who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manzalima's Albano Alfonso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Orlanda Capdevila could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Isidro Boni made a huge save. Albano Alfonso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Izel Guill, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 33 minutes into the match, Izel Guill had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Albano Alfonso. Manzalima's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Izel Guill was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Manzalima's Maxin Cismado got a free kick in the 36th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Manzalima's Orlanda Capdevila slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Isidro Boni. That made the score 2-1 after 39 minutes of play. After having played for 43 minutes, Belasko Espiga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RESISTIR SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Belasko Espiga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sayvion Esoin in the 48th minute of play forced Manzalima's goalkeeper Albano Alfonso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sayvion Esoin was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sayvion Esoin in the 52nd minute of play forced Manzalima's goalkeeper Albano Alfonso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albano Alfonso made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Izel Guill sent off a good shot on target. Albano Alfonso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Izel Guill in the 57th minute. When Orlanda Capdevila came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Manzalima fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Orlanda Capdevila couldn't finish the play. 62 minutes into the match, Manzalima's goal looked a bit too open when Sayvion Esoin came free, but Albano Alfonso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sayvion Esoin in the 64th minute of play forced Manzalima's goalkeeper Albano Alfonso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute Belasko Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albano Alfonso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sayvion Esoin in the 72nd minute of play forced Manzalima's goalkeeper Albano Alfonso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manzalima's Albano Alfonso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Manzalima from getting a goal against them. Albano Alfonso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belasko Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the match, Manzalima's goalkeeper Albano Alfonso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Izel Guill. Isidro Boni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavian Abellaneda in the 90th minute of play. With 91 minutes on the clock, Amílton Pitta commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in RESISTIR SC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! In the 93rd minute, Orlanda Capdevila made a precise shot to the right of Isidro Boni. RESISTIR SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Isidro Boni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlanda Capdevila in the 95th minute of play.