Friendly League

Signal Iduma Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Lobos de Carelia's Pavao Zadro 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. ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡'s Carlos Herrera got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 9 minutes into the match, ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡'s Carlos Herrera sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nestor Cortez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 11 minutes Lobos de Carelia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Anibal Rubio who took care of the corner kick. The corner led ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡'s Anibal Rubio to fire away a dangerous shot which Nestor Cortez despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 12th minute, Carlos Herrera made a precise shot to the right of Nestor Cortez. Lobos de Carelia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Anibal Rubio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestor Cortez having to interfere. Lobos de Carelia's Nestor Cortez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Lobos de Carelia from getting a goal against them. In the 25th minute Horacio Oliverios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Idacio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Lobos de Carelia's Horacio Oliverios got a free kick in the 27th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Lobos de Carelia's goalkeeper Nestor Cortez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Herrera. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prospero Perico in the 32nd minute of play forced ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡'s goalkeeper Bartolo Idacio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Lobos de Carelia's Nestor Cortez got control of the ball when Carlos Herrera tried to sneak it across the goal line. ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡'s Bartolo Idacio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prospero Perico in the 38th minute of play. A collision led to Lobos de Carelia getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Horacio Oliverios hit a great ball. Carlos Herrera might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nestor Cortez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlos Herrera ran back to his position shaking his head. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Carlos Herrera made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Prospero Perico got free with Bartolo Idacio in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 57 played minutes Lobos de Carelia got a freekick which was hit by Xu Ran Zhen. In the 58th minute Anibal Rubio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Cortez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bartolo Idacio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prospero Perico in the 63rd minute of the match. ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡'s Fidel Sesuldo was substituted for Carlos Herrera. In the 74th minute ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡ were awarded a corner. Anibal Rubio went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Anibal Rubio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Lobos de Carelia's Nestor Cortez did a great save. 75 minutes into the match, Lobos de Carelia's Eusebio Rios sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bartolo Idacio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prospero Perico in the 76th minute of play forced ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡'s goalkeeper Bartolo Idacio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Serafino Venerando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Idacio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bartolo Idacio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafino Venerando, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lobos de Carelia's goalkeeper Nestor Cortez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nestor Cortez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fidel Sesuldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Nestor Cortez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fidel Sesuldo in the 87th minute of play. After some careless play in the Lobos de Carelia defense, Fidel Sesuldo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nestor Cortez. The Lobos de Carelia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nestor Cortez should have stopped the shot. Bartolo Idacio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prospero Perico in the 89th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Lobos de Carelia's goal looked a bit too open when Fidel Sesuldo came free, but Nestor Cortez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bartolo Idacio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusebio Rios in the 92nd minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 94 minutes, Bartolo Idacio successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When the referee blew the final whistle, ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡ could leave the field as winners, despite Lobos de Carelia having more of the ball for most of the match.