Friendly League

Estadio Tala
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. Freddy Lon started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Camilo Arnalt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 5th minute by Angelino Frances got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Angelino Frances had several of the Tucunuco AFC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 6 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Aaron Ongile as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 11th minute Cayetano Gaur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Sauveur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Angelino Frances in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aaron Ongile prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cayetano Gaur in the 15th minute of play forced Tala AFC's goalkeeper Jonathan Sauveur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Angelino Frances had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aaron Ongile. Tucunuco AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Angelino Frances was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Angelino Frances received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aaron Ongile came out and tried to block the shot, but Angelino Frances slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 21st minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tala AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 28th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Tucunuco AFC a penalty, 29 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Aaron Herauso, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Tala AFC's Jonathan Sauveur. 3-1. 32 minutes into the game, Angelino Frances lined in a short shot 4-1 behind a frustrated Aaron Ongile. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cayetano Gaur in the 36th minute of play forced Tala AFC's goalkeeper Jonathan Sauveur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Angelino Frances made a precise shot to the right of Aaron Ongile. Tucunuco AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Jonathan Sauveur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Freddy Lon in the 41st minute of play. Jonathan Sauveur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddy Lon, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Angelino Frances received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Aaron Ongile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emilio Xabel was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 47 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the game, one of Tala AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Jonathan Sauveur had in the 49thth minute some difficulties stopping Aaron Herauso's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Atilano Arnau was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Tucunuco AFC's zone, Jonas Calixto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aaron Ongile came out of the goal and Jonas Calixto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tala AFC's Jonas Calixto got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 60 minutes into the match, Jonas Calixto notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Tucunuco AFC's Aaron Ongile. Aaron Ongile was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 62 minutes, Atilano Arnau mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tala AFC and the Tucunuco AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 66th minute, Jonas Calixto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tala AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. After 69 minutes of play, Tucunuco AFC's Cayetano Gaur made it 7-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Sauveur was left in no man's land by his defense there! 72 minutes into the match, Atilano Arnau had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aaron Ongile. Tucunuco AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Atilano Arnau was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-2. In the 77th minute, Jonas Calixto 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. Aaron Ongile came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Tala AFC's Atilano Arnau. But to his dismay, Atilano Arnau quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-2. Tala AFC's Jonas Calixto got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cayetano Gaur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Sauveur having to interfere. Jonathan Sauveur stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Freddy Lon's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. If Jonas Calixto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Jonas Calixto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tala AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonas Calixto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aaron Ongile breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 94th minute Atilano Arnau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Ongile saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jacobo Osoitz during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tala AFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.