Friendly League

Santo Domingo
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Belo Alvarez made the kick off which started today's match. Robin Bäckström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manolo Bacete's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the game, Sebastian Wacherhausen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Northmen Army's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave A.D. Alcorcón the free kick. In the 5th match minute, The Northmen Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Wacherhausen to maneuver through the defense. Robin Bäckström made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Belo Alvarez sent off a good shot on target. Robin Bäckström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Esteban Vadillos in the 9th minute. Robin Bäckström came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by A.D. Alcorcón's Manolo Bacete. But to his dismay, Manolo Bacete quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Maurino Serena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hao Yuan Guang, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. The Northmen Army were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after A.D. Alcorcón's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hjalmar Håkansson took the corner. Igor Bozakov's late challenge caught a A.D. Alcorcón's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Igor Bozakov helped the player get up and apologised. Manolo Bacete's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robin Bäckström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hu Zhen Di in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maurino Serena saved A.D. Alcorcón from getting behind. The Northmen Army were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after A.D. Alcorcón's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hjalmar Håkansson took the corner. Maurino Serena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hu Zhen Di in the 36th minute of play. The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manolo Bacete in the 38th minute of play. Robin Bäckström had great luck who in the 38thth minute grab hold of the ball when Manolo Bacete from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 40th minute, Manolo Bacete made a precise shot to the right of Robin Bäckström. The Northmen Army's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 43rd minute Manolo Bacete shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hao Yuan Guang was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manolo Bacete in the 56th minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Belo Alvarez managed to get in a good position for a shot. A.D. Alcorcón's supporters rose to their feet, but Belo Alvarez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robin Bäckström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Northmen Army made a substitution. Kevin Näfver replaced Hao Yuan Guang. A.D. Alcorcón made a substitution. Eriz Acha replaced Natxo Cacheres. A.D. Alcorcón made a substitution. Laurin Mangas replaced Delmar Mayor. The Northmen Army's Teobald Polakowski was substituted for Christian Olofsson. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kiko Zimbo in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maurino Serena saved A.D. Alcorcón from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Manolo Bacete's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robin Bäckström was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Manolo Bacete put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Robin Bäckström. Maurino Serena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Näfver in the 65th minute of the match. In the 66th minute Hjalmar Håkansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurino Serena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in The Northmen Army's zone, Manolo Bacete stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robin Bäckström came out of the goal and Manolo Bacete tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of A.D. Alcorcón booed when The Northmen Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kiko Zimbo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, Manolo Bacete made a precise shot to the right of Robin Bäckström. The Northmen Army's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Manolo Bacete took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Robin Bäckström. Robin Bäckström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kiko Zimbo during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of A.D. Alcorcón booed when The Northmen Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kiko Zimbo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 93 minutes of play, A.D. Alcorcón's Isaac Ortiz made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robin Bäckström was left in no man's land by his defense there! A.D. Alcorcón's Isaac Ortiz got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A.D. Alcorcón walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.