Friendly League

Eduardo Galeano
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ruy Lara took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Ruy Lara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind MelissaMel's goalkeeper Carlinhos Pinho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Carlinhos Pinho made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Juan Laffitte sent off a good shot on target. With an all-out effort, los nadies's Carlinhos Pinho threw himself towards the right post 14 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Simon Koldobika, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Simon Koldobika in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlinhos Pinho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Simon Koldobika did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Carlinhos Pinho 21 minutes into the match. los nadies were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after MelissaMel's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jude Bellinger took the corner. 32 minutes into the match, MelissaMel's goal looked a bit too open when Cenan Ergüven came free, but Carlinhos Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to MelissaMel getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Augusto Valery hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the match, los nadies's goal looked a bit too open when Clemente Montenegro came free, but Camilo Isauro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlinhos Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Koldobika in the 37th minute of play. Colin Barco made in the 39th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Jude Bellinger. 41 minutes into the match, MelissaMel's goal looked a bit too open when Simon Koldobika came free, but Carlinhos Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlinhos Pinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simon Koldobika, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Simon Koldobika made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Simon Koldobika had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlinhos Pinho. MelissaMel's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Simon Koldobika was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Noel Ortiz during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Noel Ortiz kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by MelissaMel's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jude Bellinger was slow to take the kick. During this time los nadies's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to los nadies's Froilan Galo getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Carlinhos Pinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cenan Ergüven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Simon Koldobika in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlinhos Pinho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 69 minutes into the match, MelissaMel's goal looked a bit too open when Siro Olivar came free, but Carlinhos Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Celso Valadares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlinhos Pinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simon Koldobika, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Carlinhos Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Koldobika in the 76th minute of play. Carlinhos Pinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siro Olivar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MelissaMel's Carlinhos Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Koldobika in the 81st minute of play. In the 85th minute of the match los nadies got a corner. MelissaMel's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jude Bellinger ran over to the corner to take the kick. Juan Laffitte made a great header on los nadies's corner, it was just that MelissaMel's Carlinhos Pinho managed to reach the ball for a save. Carlinhos Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Koldobika in the 87th minute of play. If Aquilino Unai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. MelissaMel's Carlinhos Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Laffitte in the 90th minute of play. Siro Olivar charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Siro Olivar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st match minute, los nadies was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Siro Olivar to maneuver through the defense. MelissaMel's Carlinhos Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Koldobika in the 93rd minute of play. After some careless play in the MelissaMel defense, Arnaldo Arnas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlinhos Pinho. The MelissaMel fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlinhos Pinho should have stopped the shot.