Friendly League

Balbuena Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eloy Sidro started the match with the kick off. Kenneth Kvarnström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saverio Cordeiro in the 6th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Real Ayuntamiento CF's goal looked a bit too open when Valter Parve came free, but Fidel Monte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Real Ayuntamiento CF's goal looked a bit too open when Valter Parve came free, but Fidel Monte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute Faustino Frichoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Kvarnström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute Fernando Carvalhal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fidel Monte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fidel Monte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Vollander in the 19th minute of the match. When Saverio Cordeiro in the 21st play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Kenneth Kvarnström kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-0 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eloy Sidro in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kenneth Kvarnström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 25th minute, Rosendo Urbasa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 28th minute, Yngve Haegg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eloy Sidro in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kenneth Kvarnström saved Snett★inåt★bakåt from getting behind. Albano Min kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Rosendo Urbasa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Rosendo Urbasa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Ayuntamiento CF's supporters rose to their feet, but Rosendo Urbasa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kenneth Kvarnström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 46thth minute of the game Ivan Vollander who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Ayuntamiento CF's Fidel Monte was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Real Ayuntamiento CF's Faustino Frichoso got a free kick in the 46th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fernando Carvalhal to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Real Ayuntamiento CF's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Carvalhal came free, but Fidel Monte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kenneth Kvarnström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saverio Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eloy Sidro in the 65th minute of play forced Snett★inåt★bakåt's goalkeeper Kenneth Kvarnström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the game, Eloy Sidro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Ayuntamiento CF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Snett★inåt★bakåt the free kick. 71 minutes into the match, Real Ayuntamiento CF's goalkeeper Fidel Monte had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivan Vollander. Kenneth Kvarnström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eloy Sidro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eloy Sidro scored 2-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kenneth Kvarnström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Snett★inåt★bakåt's Kenneth Kvarnström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eloy Sidro in the 79th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Snett★inåt★bakåt's Fidel Monte threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fernando Carvalhal, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Yngve Haegg fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Snett★inåt★bakåt's protests and gave Yngve Haegg a yellow card for diving instead. In the 83rd minute, Yngve Haegg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 84 minutes, Tomás Quentin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Ayuntamiento CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomás Quentin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Eloy Sidro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kenneth Kvarnström was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. 87 minutes into the match, Fernando Carvalhal notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Real Ayuntamiento CF's Fidel Monte. Fidel Monte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 93 minutes into the game, Real Ayuntamiento CF's Eloy Sidro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kenneth Kvarnström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Snett★inåt★bakåt's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.