Friendly League

Herminio Blasi
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. Cristobal Donio started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristobal Donio in the 2nd minute of play forced Duro de Roer AFC's goalkeeper Maximo Gonzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 4 minutes, Mariano Blanco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Duro de Roer AFC and the Concepcion del Uruguay FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some careless play in the Duro de Roer AFC defense, Marcelo Figueroa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maximo Gonzo. The Duro de Roer AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maximo Gonzo should have stopped the shot. Arnoldo Ramirez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Maties in the 9th minute of the match. With a little luck, Duro de Roer AFC's Maximo Gonzo got control of the ball when Elias Barbosa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 12th minute, Arnoldo Bikendi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Fausto Betadur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 19 minutes into the match, Concepcion del Uruguay FC's goal looked a bit too open when Celedonio Ekain came free, but Arnoldo Ramirez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maximo Gonzo made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Elias Barbosa sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Cristobal Donio took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Maximo Gonzo to make any attempt to save it. When Duro de Roer AFC's Paolo Maties in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Concepcion del Uruguay FC's goalie prevented a goal. 29 minutes into the game, Cristobal Donio lined in a short shot 4-0 behind a frustrated Maximo Gonzo. Mariano Blanco kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcelo Figueroa got free with Maximo Gonzo in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Elias Barbosa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Maximo Gonzo. That made the score 6-0 in the 43 minute of play. Maximo Gonzo made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Elias Barbosa sent off a good shot on target. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

Concepcion del Uruguay FC's Silvano Aires was substituted for Remigio Cisco. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Celedonio Ekain to make the kick off. Concepcion del Uruguay FC's Arnoldo Ramirez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celedonio Ekain in the 53rd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Elias Barbosa put it in 8-0 from a short distance just to the right of Maximo Gonzo. Maximo Gonzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Betadur in the 63rd minute of the match. Maximo Gonzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristobal Donio in the 67th minute of the match. Cristobal Donio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maximo Gonzo having to make a save. 70 minutes into the match, Cristobal Donio notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of Duro de Roer AFC's Maximo Gonzo. Maximo Gonzo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Maximo Gonzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristobal Donio in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristobal Donio in the 75th minute of play forced Duro de Roer AFC's goalkeeper Maximo Gonzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute, Fausto Betadur 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. Celedonio Ekain was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 82nd minute. Duro de Roer AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After some careless play in the Duro de Roer AFC defense, Cristobal Donio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maximo Gonzo. The Duro de Roer AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maximo Gonzo should have stopped the shot. Duro de Roer AFC's Maximo Gonzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristobal Donio in the 87th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Duro de Roer AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Severo Iruinea came free, but Maximo Gonzo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maximo Gonzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristobal Donio in the 92nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Duro de Roer AFC's Constantino Haritzeder got a free kick in the 95th minute. There was no doubt that Concepcion del Uruguay FC were the better team. Concepcion del Uruguay FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.