Friendly League

El Monumental
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Angelo Nazario started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Guido Confesor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo Sengrat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arturo Sengrat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Ikatz, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Ikatz in the 8th minute of play forced Rivermania FC's goalkeeper Arturo Sengrat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ToCoTaN FC booed when Rivermania FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Nazario didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 13 minutes of play, ToCoTaN FC's Eduardo Ikatz made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arturo Sengrat was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arturo Sengrat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guido Confesor in the 28th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eduardo Ikatz during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 31st minute, Eduardo Ikatz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Guido Confesor to make the kick off. Carolo Sasoin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionisio Abascal in the 52nd minute of the match. The supporters of ToCoTaN FC booed when Rivermania FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Sazon didn't get a good kick on the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Rivermania FC's goalkeeper Arturo Sengrat had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eustacio Nevada. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Ikatz in the 58th minute of play forced Rivermania FC's goalkeeper Arturo Sengrat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eustacio Nevada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rivermania FC's Arturo Sengrat proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Rivermania FC from getting a goal against them. In the 69th match minute, Rivermania FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ubaldo Pasqual to maneuver through the defense. Eustacio Nevada hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Diego Lauaxeta took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Carolo Sasoin. ToCoTaN FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 76th minute, Rivermania FC's Lorenzo Sazon seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lorenzo Sazon the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Rivermania FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lorenzo Sazon had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Lorenzo Sazon kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Guido Confesor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Arturo Sengrat made a huge save. 82 minutes into the match, Rivermania FC's goalkeeper Arturo Sengrat had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guido Confesor. Arturo Sengrat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Ikatz, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Rivermania FC's Arturo Sengrat proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Rivermania FC from getting a goal against them. Carolo Sasoin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionisio Abascal in the 87th minute of the match. Isidro Eguerdi's late challenge caught a Rivermania FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isidro Eguerdi helped the player get up and apologised. Isidro Eguerdi hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. The supporters of Rivermania FC booed when ToCoTaN FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustacio Nevada didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 93 minutes, Ubaldo Pasqual managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rivermania FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ubaldo Pasqual was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ildefonso Jurgi kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the ToCoTaN FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rivermania FC.