Friendly League

Captain Tsubasa
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. Hector Bladi started the match with the kick off. Hélio Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Svetlozar Karamihov having to interfere. Manos Tsakalidis might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cesare Cardillo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manos Tsakalidis ran back to his position shaking his head. Cesare Cardillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manos Tsakalidis in the 9th minute of play. Odilon Bacete made in the 11th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Lechuguitas F.C.'s Leonardo Paz. 13 minutes into the game, Lechuguitas F.C.'s Hélio Nascimento nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Svetlozar Karamihov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 18th minute Hector Bladi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesare Cardillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Lechuguitas F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Manos Tsakalidis came free, but Cesare Cardillo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 22 minutes of play, Lechuguitas F.C.'s Hélio Nascimento made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Svetlozar Karamihov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hélio Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélio Nascimento in the 27th minute of play forced Big Babousa's goalkeeper Svetlozar Karamihov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cesare Cardillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Bladi, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Svetlozar Karamihov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélio Nascimento in the 31st minute of the match. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lechuguitas F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dario Costante was slow to take the kick. During this time Big Babousa's players had a chance to rest. In the 35th minute Hélio Nascimento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svetlozar Karamihov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manos Tsakalidis in the 41st minute of play forced Lechuguitas F.C.'s goalkeeper Cesare Cardillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44thth minute of the game Hélio Nascimento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Big Babousa's Svetlozar Karamihov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hélio Nascimento made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Hector Bladi 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. Svetlozar Karamihov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florentino Nabar in the 57th minute of play. Lechuguitas F.C.'s Armando Santiago managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dario Costante in the 59 minute of the game. Cesare Cardillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Bladi, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Svetlozar Karamihov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélio Nascimento in the 64th minute of the match. Lechuguitas F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Florentino Nabar in the 65th minute. Svetlozar Karamihov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélio Nascimento in the 69th minute of play. Big Babousa made a substitution. Ricardo-Enrique Bochini replaced Manos Tsakalidis. Big Babousa's Tiburcio Llorienzo was substituted for Dario Costante. Svetlozar Karamihov came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Lechuguitas F.C.'s 于阳朋. But to his dismay, 于阳朋 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. In the 82nd minute 于阳朋 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svetlozar Karamihov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Big Babousa booed when Lechuguitas F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolas Chaime didn't get a good kick on the ball. Svetlozar Karamihov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 于阳朋 in the 91st minute of play. Armando Santiago fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Svetlozar Karamihov having to interfere. After some careless play in the Big Babousa defense, 于阳朋 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Svetlozar Karamihov. The Big Babousa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Svetlozar Karamihov should have stopped the shot.