Friendly League

El Tonel del Diablo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, The Arquitect's Baltasar Birila got control of the ball when Anibal Iratxo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 4th minute, Gerardo Salvadore ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leon Firmin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Andres Palban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baltasar Birila having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, The Arquitect's goalkeeper Baltasar Birila had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anibal Iratxo. Baltasar Birila stood somewhat misplaced when Benigno Roderigo came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 14 minute. 19 minutes into the match, The Arquitect's goalkeeper Baltasar Birila had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benigno Roderigo. In the 21st minute, Braulio Sayveon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Arquitect fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Leon Firmin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Braulio Sayveon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gerardo Salvadore took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leon Firmin. Leon Firmin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. 29 minutes into the match, As de Copas's goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Salvadore came free, but Leon Firmin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baltasar Birila made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andres Palban in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the game, Ivan Nel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Leon Firmin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Gerardo Salvadore's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leon Firmin was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benigno Roderigo in the 38th minute of play forced The Arquitect's goalkeeper Baltasar Birila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andres Palban in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Baltasar Birila saved The Arquitect from getting behind. Anibal Iratxo came free with the goalkeeper in the 44th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Baltasar Birila could save by the left post. 46 minutes into the match, The Arquitect's goalkeeper Baltasar Birila had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anibal Iratxo. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

The wind increased when Andres Palban made the kick off in the second half. The Arquitect's Baltasar Birila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andres Palban in the 51st minute of play. Baltasar Birila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anibal Iratxo in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd match minute, As de Copas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Cordeal to maneuver through the defense. Leandro Cordeal kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as The Arquitect's Gerardo Salvadore slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Leon Firmin. That made the score 1-5 after 60 minutes of play. In the 62nd minute, Gerardo Salvadore reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leon Firmin. The goal made the score 1-6. In the 72nd minute Andres Palban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltasar Birila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Braulio Sayveon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Leon Firmin made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Braulio Sayveon could shoot a difficult shot in the 77th minute, which Leon Firmin however easily saved by the left post. 78 minutes into the match, Andres Palban had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Baltasar Birila. The Arquitect's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andres Palban was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-6. A hard shot 82 in the game by Braulio Sayveon from a close distance when the talented Leon Firmin managed to make a qualified save. As de Copas's players were relieved. In the 84th minute Ivan Nel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Firmin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leon Firmin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivan Nel went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-7 was the resulting score. After having played for 95 minutes, Andres Palban managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. As de Copas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andres Palban was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 95th match minute, The Arquitect was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cirilo Marino to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched The Arquitect eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.