Friendly League

Pablo A. Mauricio
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gervasio Vela took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Departamento 912's Gervasio Vela sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Osvaldo Haritz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Osvaldo Haritz made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Gervasio Vela sent off a good shot on target. In the 13th minute, Gervasio Vela ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Osvaldo Haritz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Moises Todor's late challenge caught a Departamento 912's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Moises Todor helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Departamento 912 booed when Lose Yourself was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moises Todor didn't get a good kick on the ball. Osvaldo Haritz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Domingos Iaki in the 20th minute. Domingos Iaki blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Osvaldo Haritz having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Lose Yourself's zone, Gervasio Vela stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Osvaldo Haritz came out of the goal and Gervasio Vela tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gervasio Vela's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Osvaldo Haritz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Departamento 912's Gervasio Vela got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 33 minutes, Gervasio Vela managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Departamento 912's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gervasio Vela was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gervasio Vela in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Osvaldo Haritz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Departamento 912 were furious when Jannes Van Dessel was red carded, 37 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 36th minute, one of Departamento 912:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Departamento 912. Gervasio Vela's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Osvaldo Haritz firmly grabbed it by the left post.

51 minutes into the match, Departamento 912's Gervasio Vela sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Osvaldo Haritz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 51st match minute, Lose Yourself was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victoriano Gasteiz to maneuver through the defense. Osvaldo Haritz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gervasio Vela in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54th minute Gervasio Vela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Haritz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Gervasio Vela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 60 minutes into the game, Victoriano Gasteiz threw the ball into play from the sideline. Departamento 912's Cristobal Loreto quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Cristobal Loreto struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Osvaldo Haritz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Departamento 912. Jeronimo Manni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldo Haritz having to interfere. Jeronimo Manni might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Osvaldo Haritz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jeronimo Manni ran back to his position shaking his head. If Jeronimo Manni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Departamento 912 made a substitution. 袁翀勇 replaced Tytus Ochylski. Jeronimo Manni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Osvaldo Haritz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 袁翀勇 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Osvaldo Haritz having to make a save. After 89 minutes, Alfredo Bartuelo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lose Yourself and the Departamento 912 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 90th match minute, Lose Yourself was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Bartuelo to maneuver through the defense. Jeronimo Manni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lose Yourself's Osvaldo Haritz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeronimo Manni in the 93rd minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Departamento 912 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.