Friendly League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcel da Rocha kicked off to start the match. Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cayetano Esdras, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute of the game Candido Panfilo made a throw-in which Peker Kazak played forward. Braulio Gartxot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peker Kazak in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute of the match Las Palmas got a corner. Red Devils's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 秦西星 ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in 秦西星 almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot did a great save. Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulin Pego, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. René Stam didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcel da Rocha went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Braulio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peker Kazak in the 16th minute of the match. Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peker Kazak, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Red Devils's Marcel da Rocha slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of René Stam. That made the score 3-0 after 26 minutes of play. René Stam made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Marcel da Rocha sent off a good shot on target. In the 42nd minute Peker Kazak 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. Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 秦西星, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. A collision led to Red Devils getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Sotos Zervoulakos hit a great ball. 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. 秦西星 was the one to do the kick off. Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Red Devils from getting a goal against them. Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 秦西星 in the 61st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, 秦西星 put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Braulio Gartxot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cayetano Esdras got free with Braulio Gartxot in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Red Devils's Dawid Kalak quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Candido Panfilo, made in the 68th minute of the game. In the 69th minute, Marcel da Rocha made a precise shot to the right of René Stam. Las Palmas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. 72 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victoriano Honrio. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Las Palmas's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sotos Zervoulakos was slow to take the kick. During this time Red Devils's players had a chance to rest. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 79th minute, but Braulio Gartxot got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Red Devils hanging dry this time. Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 秦西星 in the 85th minute of play. Braulio Gartxot didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Victoriano Honrio went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peker Kazak in the 95th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Las Palmas's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.