Friendly League

Torre de Karin
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Roman Iratzeder got the match started through his kick off. Haroldo Gorri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Conrado Valentine having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergio Laurgain in the 13th minute of play forced FalconsB FCB's goalkeeper Conrado Valentine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gervasio Faro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Conrado Valentine came out and tried to block the shot, but Gervasio Faro slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 20th minute. Conrado Valentine was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sergio Laurgain showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 24 minute of play. Candido Gudesteo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Salvador Merexildo went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Adolfo Cordera blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Conrado Valentine having to make a save. Conrado Valentine didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 32nd minute, which inside left pole to 4-1. In the 36th minute, Lucas Clementi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th match minute, FalconsB FCB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Clementi to maneuver through the defense. When Sergio Laurgain came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Yaji FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sergio Laurgain couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gervasio Faro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Candido Gudesteo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Clementi in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute, Salvador Merexildo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FalconsB FCB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. The long shot by Guillermo Napier in the 59th minute really tested Candido Gudesteo's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind FalconsB FCB's goalkeeper Conrado Valentine, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 61st minute Salvador Merexildo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Candido Gudesteo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FalconsB FCB's zone, Gervasio Faro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Conrado Valentine came out of the goal and Gervasio Faro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Herminio Orain fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FalconsB FCB's protests and gave Herminio Orain a yellow card for diving instead. Herminio Orain kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, FalconsB FCB's Rodrigo Jenaro seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Rodrigo Jenaro the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FalconsB FCB protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Rodrigo Jenaro had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 68 played minutes FalconsB FCB got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Jenaro. After 73 minutes, Salvador Merexildo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FalconsB FCB and the Yaji FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Yaji FC booed when FalconsB FCB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salvador Merexildo didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Gorri in the 74th minute of play forced FalconsB FCB's goalkeeper Conrado Valentine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Conrado Valentine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Laurgain in the 86th minute of play. In the 90th match minute, FalconsB FCB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeronimo Ricart to maneuver through the defense. Conrado Valentine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gervasio Faro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that Yaji FC were the better team. Yaji FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.