Friendly League

Diego A. Milito
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Israel Luken took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Branco FC's Israel Luken in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Racing Club【LBF】's goalie prevented a goal. In the 14thth minute of the game Israel Luken who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 16th minute Manuel Marchidan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilfredo Manilan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Racing Club【LBF】 booed when Branco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiburcio Cordaryal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Branco FC's Wilfredo Manilan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Marchidan in the 26th minute of play. Cláudio Taffarel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Israel Luken's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Cláudio Taffarel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Israel Luken's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Alejo Galoer hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the match, Emanuel Obafuso notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Branco FC's Wilfredo Manilan. Wilfredo Manilan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Israel Luken received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Cláudio Taffarel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Racing Club【LBF】's Emanuel Obafuso got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 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 1-0.

Branco FC's Siro Dominguez was substituted for Esteve Firman. In the 53rdth minute of the game Israel Luken who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 54 minutes, Israel Luken made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 62 minutes into the game, Carolo Chuse was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Racing Club【LBF】's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Branco FC the free kick. In the 62nd match minute, Racing Club【LBF】 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carolo Chuse to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Cláudio Taffarel managed to avoid a goal in the 66thth minute, when Branco FC's Israel Luken fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Emanuel Obafuso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Racing Club【LBF】 getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Celestino Seber hit a great ball. Cláudio Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonides Eriz in the 72nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Israel Luken in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cláudio Taffarel saved Racing Club【LBF】 from getting behind. 74 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Israel Luken. When Israel Luken came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Branco FC 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 Israel Luken couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Israel Luken in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cláudio Taffarel saved Racing Club【LBF】 from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Israel Luken in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cláudio Taffarel saved Racing Club【LBF】 from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Alejo Galoer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilfredo Manilan was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. In the 86th minute Manuel Marchidan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilfredo Manilan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Tiburcio Cordaryal 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. Israel Luken in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cláudio Taffarel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 93 minutes into the game, Anier Cordeiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Branco FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Racing Club【LBF】 the free kick. The supporters of Racing Club【LBF】 booed when Branco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anier Cordeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 94 played minutes, Racing Club【LBF】's Emanuel Obafuso shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Wilfredo Manilan came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Racing Club【LBF】 reached it. Alejo Galoer kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Racing Club【LBF】 were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.