Friendly League

R Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Victor Iraido started the match with the kick off. Adolfo Obeko hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. If Kylian Henry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Modesto Intxixu made in the 14th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Victorio Otsoa. Saverio Mino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kylian Henry in the 17th minute of the match. After 19 minutes, Ernesto Henrico mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the River and the Armada players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 19th match minute, River was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Henrico to maneuver through the defense. When Armada's Kylian Henry in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye River's goalie prevented a goal. In the 24th minute, Kylian Henry left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Armada fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. A throw-in in the 29th minute of the game was made by Edelmiro Elivareo with Victorio Otsoa as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Omar Florinio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Armada's supporters rose to their feet, but Omar Florinio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saverio Mino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 36th minute, Kylian Henry made a precise shot to the right of Saverio Mino. River's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 46 minutes into the game, Armada's Kylian Henry nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Saverio Mino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by David Bitănescu in the 54th minute of play forced River's goalkeeper Saverio Mino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Armada getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Kylian Henry hit a great ball. In the 59th minute, David Bitănescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Saverio Mino was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. 63 minutes into the match, Kylian Henry had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Saverio Mino. River's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kylian Henry was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. 70 minutes into the match, River's goal looked a bit too open when Kylian Henry came free, but Saverio Mino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Bitănescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saverio Mino having to interfere. Armada made a substitution. Călin Popârcea replaced Edgar Șeicaru. Saverio Mino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liviu Buceceanu in the 77th minute of the match. Victor Iraido fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristi Miheș having to interfere. After some careless play in the River defense, Liviu Buceceanu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Saverio Mino. The River fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Saverio Mino should have stopped the shot. Saverio Mino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liviu Buceceanu in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 96th match minute, River was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Severo Gabino to maneuver through the defense. Armada walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.