Friendly League

Alberto J. Armando
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcel da Rocha kicked off to start the match. 9 minutes into the match, Franja Dorada's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel da Rocha came free, but Valentin Licerio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Radoslaw Solibieda hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Tartalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Igor Tartalo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Braulio Gartxot having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Franja Dorada's Silverio Jacob ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Braulio Gartxot. Braulio Gartxot yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. In the 28th minute Bülent Ruge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Braulio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, Marcel da Rocha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Valentin Licerio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 36 played minutes Franja Dorada got a freekick which was hit by Alonzo Firme. Tadeusz Mroczynski kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Marcel da Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Valentin Licerio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Franja Dorada defense, Marcel da Rocha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valentin Licerio. The Franja Dorada fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valentin Licerio should have stopped the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silverio Jacob to make the kick off. After 52 minutes, Marcel da Rocha made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Franja Dorada's Valentin Licerio tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 55 minutes into the match, Marcel da Rocha notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Franja Dorada's Valentin Licerio. Valentin Licerio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With an all-out effort, Red Devils's Valentin Licerio threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marcel da Rocha, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A nice corner shot did that Sotos Zervoulakos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Valentin Licerio quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A hard and well directed shot from Sotos Zervoulakos led 61 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Franja Dorada's Valentin Licerio became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 1-6. Valentin Licerio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silverio Jacob in the 68th minute of play. After 72 played minutes Franja Dorada got a freekick which was hit by Angel Bessone. Red Devils made a substitution. Kazimierz Deyna replaced Radoslaw Solibieda. Braulio Gartxot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bülent Ruge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Tartalo came free, but Braulio Gartxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Franja Dorada fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when Franja Dorada's Igor Tartalo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 88th minute, Marcel da Rocha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Devils fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-7. Franja Dorada's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Marcel da Rocha scored to the left of an out of position Valentin Licerio, making the score, 2-8. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Franja Dorada's goalkeeper Valentin Licerio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.