Friendly League

Frédson Mendes
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arkadiusz Piatek started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Utopía Muerta FC's Arkadiusz Piatek sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Atahan Balon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 14 minutes into the match, Los Muchachos del 86's goal looked a bit too open when Arkadiusz Piatek came free, but Atahan Balon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Fermin Martinez got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Atahan Balon quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 22 minutes into the match, Utopía Muerta FC's Arkadiusz Piatek sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Atahan Balon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 25th minute, Anier Johans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the game, Arkadiusz Piatek cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Atahan Balon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 32 minutes of play, Utopía Muerta FC's Arkadiusz Piatek made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Atahan Balon was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Arkadiusz Piatek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atahan Balon was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Arkadiusz Piatek managed to get in a good position for a shot. Utopía Muerta FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arkadiusz Piatek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Atahan Balon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Utopía Muerta FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Fermin Martinez hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Saverio Brion made a kick off. If Anier Johans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Muchachos del 86's goalkeeper Atahan Balon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 54 minutes into the match, Utopía Muerta FC's Arkadiusz Piatek sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Atahan Balon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 56th minute, Arkadiusz Piatek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Utopía Muerta FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Utopía Muerta FC's Ildefonso Abalos was substituted for Prudencio Ubelteso. Utopía Muerta FC's Severo Bermudo was substituted for Arkadiusz Piatek. Mano Hume showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saverio Brion in the 61st minute of the match. When Utopía Muerta FC's Severo Bermudo in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Muchachos del 86's goalie prevented a goal. After 65 played minutes Los Muchachos del 86 got a freekick which was hit by Flavio Azevedo. Atahan Balon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fermin Martinez in the 65th minute of the match. In the 67th match minute, Los Muchachos del 86 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albino Peruanton to maneuver through the defense. 70 minutes into the match, Los Muchachos del 86's goal looked a bit too open when Severo Bermudo came free, but Atahan Balon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Utopía Muerta FC's goalkeeper Mano Hume had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jérémie Boix. Mano Hume made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saverio Brion in the 77th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Severo Bermudo in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Atahan Balon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Atahan Balon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severo Bermudo in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Asiz Soon in the 82nd minute of play forced Utopía Muerta FC's goalkeeper Mano Hume to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute Fermin Martinez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atahan Balon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Utopía Muerta FC defense, Asiz Soon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mano Hume. The Utopía Muerta FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mano Hume should have stopped the shot. Los Muchachos del 86 made a substitution. Efrain Jacob replaced Saverio Brion. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Utopía Muerta FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Los Muchachos del 86 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.