Friendly League

Joaquin F. A Delgado
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Elbrus Li received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Gregorio Diagur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Club Deportivo Xpertin's Savier Arco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Club Deportivo Xpertin from getting a goal against them. In the 11th minute Mo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Diagur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, Máximo Paetz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gregorio Diagur was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Arturo Vidal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Gregorio Diagur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elbrus Li struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Gregorio Diagur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Deportivo Xpertin. 22 minutes into the game, Elbrus Li cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Gregorio Diagur was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 26th minute, Mo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gregorio Diagur was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Máximo Paetz in the 30th minute of play forced COSQUIN SFC's goalkeeper Gregorio Diagur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Elbrus Li shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Diagur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 minutes of play, Club Deportivo Xpertin's Máximo Paetz made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gregorio Diagur was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gregorio Diagur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elbrus Li, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miguel Borja's late challenge caught a Club Deportivo Xpertin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Miguel Borja helped the player get up and apologised. Miguel Borja kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Julián Alvarez made a kick off. Gregorio Diagur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Vidal, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. COSQUIN SFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Arturo Vidal scored to the left of an out of position Gregorio Diagur, making the score, 0-6. 62 minutes into the match, COSQUIN SFC's goalkeeper Gregorio Diagur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mo. Elbrus Li could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Gregorio Diagur made a huge save. 70 minutes into the match, COSQUIN SFC's goalkeeper Gregorio Diagur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elbrus Li. In the 72nd minute Mo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Diagur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the COSQUIN SFC defense, Mo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gregorio Diagur. The COSQUIN SFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gregorio Diagur should have stopped the shot. Arturo Vidal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Gregorio Diagur made a huge save. In the 81st minute Arturo Vidal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Diagur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd match minute, COSQUIN SFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Diaz to maneuver through the defense. Club Deportivo Xpertin's Esteban Caron shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 84th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Gregorio Diagur but with some difficulty. Savier Arco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julián Alvarez's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. When Mo came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Club Deportivo Xpertin 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 Mo couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Arturo Vidal took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Gregorio Diagur to make any attempt to save it. Club Deportivo Xpertin's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.