Friendly League

Rey de Copas
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. Martin Jax started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, GERLIROJO Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Raúl Amuchástegui came free, but Andres Lastur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If 姚坤森 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 9 minutes of play, GERLIROJO Ψ's Martin Jax made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juan Giraldo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Andres Lastur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Santo in the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Raúl Amuchástegui in the 14th minute of play forced GERLIROJO Ψ's goalkeeper Andres Lastur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Forever Tango's Juan Raúl Amuchástegui in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GERLIROJO Ψ's goalie prevented a goal. 16 minutes into the game, Martin Jax cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Juan Giraldo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aquilino Ihintza hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Juan Raúl Amuchástegui struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Andres Lastur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Forever Tango. Juan Giraldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Jax, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Omar Santo came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Forever Tango 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 Omar Santo couldn't finish the play. Juan Giraldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Jax in the 29th minute of the match. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Forever Tango's goalkeeper Juan Giraldo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 39 minutes into the game, Martin Jax recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Juan Giraldo. Martin Jax showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. After 46 minutes of play, Forever Tango's Reynaldo Vimaro made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andres Lastur was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Omar Santo made a kick off. GERLIROJO Ψ's Martin Jax got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. GERLIROJO Ψ's Andres Lastur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christopher Bailey in the 60th minute of play. In the 64th minute Omar Santo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Lastur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute Juan Raúl Amuchástegui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Lastur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Forever Tango made a substitution. Filomeno Tonio replaced Sixto Gaxan. GERLIROJO Ψ's Epifanio Ibañez was substituted for Martin Jax. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by Forever Tango's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eleuterio Benvido was slow to take the kick. During this time GERLIROJO Ψ's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Isidro Larra managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Christopher Bailey's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Andres Lastur firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 80th minute, Epifanio Ibañez made a precise shot to the right of Juan Giraldo. Forever Tango's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Forever Tango made a substitution. Luisito Senio replaced Omar Santo. Christopher Bailey could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Andres Lastur made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Chap in the 87th minute of play forced GERLIROJO Ψ's goalkeeper Andres Lastur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, GERLIROJO Ψ's Natanael Coman got a free kick in the 89th minute.