Friendly League

El Techo
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. Ermegildo Haritz started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Romo in the 7th minute of play forced CaNsErBeRo FC Ψ's goalkeeper Erubiel Frans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute of the match RED DEVIL got a corner. CaNsErBeRo FC Ψ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomás Romo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ruben Ubarna hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute Ferdinando Michelini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Cafer Konuralp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Serafino Flores might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Erubiel Frans. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Serafino Flores ran back to his position shaking his head. RED DEVIL's Ali Cafer Konuralp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save RED DEVIL from getting a goal against them. If Fernando Barreiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th match minute, RED DEVIL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Astor Leoiar to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, RED DEVIL's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinando Michelini came free, but Ali Cafer Konuralp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, RED DEVIL's Ali Cafer Konuralp got control of the ball when Ferdinando Michelini tried to sneak it across the goal line. Erubiel Frans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Romo in the 34th minute of the match. Ali Cafer Konuralp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdinando Michelini, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Erubiel Frans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Barreiros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by CaNsErBeRo FC Ψ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tomás Romo was slow to take the kick. During this time RED DEVIL's players had a chance to rest. 42 minutes into the match, Fernando Barreiros had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erubiel Frans. CaNsErBeRo FC Ψ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernando Barreiros was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fernando Barreiros to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Hodei in the 56th minute of play forced RED DEVIL's goalkeeper Ali Cafer Konuralp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Hodei in the 63rd minute of play forced RED DEVIL's goalkeeper Ali Cafer Konuralp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Moises Hodei ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ali Cafer Konuralp was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomás Romo got free with Erubiel Frans in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of CaNsErBeRo FC Ψ booed when RED DEVIL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafino Flores didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ali Cafer Konuralp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moises Hodei, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The audience was convinced that Ferdinando Michelini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Cafer Konuralp was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. After 77 minutes RED DEVIL's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Moises Hodei who took care of the corner kick. CaNsErBeRo FC Ψ's Moises Hodei was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ali Cafer Konuralp in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ali Cafer Konuralp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinando Michelini in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Tomás Romo 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. Fernando Barreiros might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Erubiel Frans. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernando Barreiros ran back to his position shaking his head. Serafino Flores hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute, Ferdinando Michelini made a precise shot to the right of Ali Cafer Konuralp. RED DEVIL's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Ali Cafer Konuralp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixto Lucian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the RED DEVIL players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for CaNsErBeRo FC Ψ.