Friendly League

Arena DAMIAN’S
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Minor Godinez started the match with the kick off. Bernardo Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santo Traslago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute, Frank Soto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LinuX F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Bernardo Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santo Traslago in the 10th minute of the match. Robustiano Sesuldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfonso Mena in the 12th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Elmer Lozano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Robustiano Sesuldo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Damian’s Team defense, Minor Godinez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robustiano Sesuldo. The Damian’s Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robustiano Sesuldo should have stopped the shot. In the 24th minute Damian’s Team were awarded a corner. Alex Piedrahita went to the cornerflag to take it. Damian’s Team's Robustiano Sesuldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Minor Godinez in the 26th minute of play. Robustiano Sesuldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elmer Lozano in the 28th minute of play. Robustiano Sesuldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Soto, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Bernardo Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santo Traslago, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 32nd match minute, Damian’s Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isaias Montejo to maneuver through the defense. Tulio Burgos's late challenge caught a Damian’s Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tulio Burgos helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in LinuX F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty! Alex Piedrahita shot the penalty kick right outside the post. The supporters of LinuX F.C. booed when Damian’s Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaias Montejo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Robustiano Sesuldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elmer Lozano in the 45th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Frank Soto notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Damian’s Team's Robustiano Sesuldo. Robustiano Sesuldo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Santo Traslago to strike the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as LinuX F.C.'s Frank Soto slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Robustiano Sesuldo. That made the score 0-5 after 54 minutes of play. Robustiano Sesuldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elmer Lozano in the 57th minute of play. Robustiano Sesuldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elmer Lozano in the 58th minute of the match. Frank Sotos short, quick shot in the 60thth minute got Robustiano Sesuldo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Pepe Sibaja's late challenge caught a Damian’s Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pepe Sibaja helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, LinuX F.C.'s Pepe Sibaja got a free kick in the 61st minute. 67 minutes into the match, Nicolas Morales dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Robustiano Sesuldo, 0-7. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elmer Lozano in the 71st minute of play forced Damian’s Team's goalkeeper Robustiano Sesuldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Piedrahita hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Alex Piedrahita kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, Damian’s Team's goal looked a bit too open when Elmer Lozano came free, but Robustiano Sesuldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the game, LinuX F.C.'s Jorge Padilla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Robustiano Sesuldo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. LinuX F.C.'s Bernardo Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santo Traslago in the 84th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as LinuX F.C.'s Jorge Padilla slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Robustiano Sesuldo. That made the score 0-9 after 86 minutes of play. LinuX F.C.'s Jorge Padilla came free and shot a quick shot against goal 89 minutes in the game, fortunately Robustiano Sesuldo had problems saving as it came toward the left post. After a defensive mix-up in LinuX F.C.'s zone, Martin Boix stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernardo Arias came out of the goal and Martin Boix tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elmer Lozano in the 93rd minute of play forced Damian’s Team's goalkeeper Robustiano Sesuldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th match minute, LinuX F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pepe Sibaja to maneuver through the defense. When Martin Boix came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Damian’s Team fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Martin Boix couldn't finish the play. LinuX F.C.'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.