Friendly League

Vicente Calderon
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Madeo Ramos started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Austin Urbina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 3rd minute, Nicolas Santikurtz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Perico Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Anier Ferrer made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Justino Abaurre in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Isidor Balboa saved Cuatrodeocho from getting behind. Belo Sauca hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Isidor Balboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcin Najman, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After 14 minutes Cuatrodeocho's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nicolas Santikurtz who took care of the corner kick. Isidor Balboa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Justino Abaurre's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcin Najman in the 17th minute of play forced Cuatrodeocho's goalkeeper Isidor Balboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Marcin Najman put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Isidor Balboa. In the 22nd minute, Marcial Tarin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Anier Ferrer. The goal made the score 1-2. Luis Aragones charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luis Aragones the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luis Aragones hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Isidor Balboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justino Abaurre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Cuatrodeocho's goal looked a bit too open when Marcin Najman came free, but Isidor Balboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Marcin Najman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isidor Balboa was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Isidor Balboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Santikurtz, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After 40 played minutes Cuatrodeocho got a freekick which was hit by Apal Jimenez. Marcin Najman took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Isidor Balboa. Isidor Balboa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Luis Aragones hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcin Najman in the 47th minute of play forced Cuatrodeocho's goalkeeper Isidor Balboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Justino Abaurre made a kick off. In the 51st play minute Luciano Jusepe came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Isidor Balboa. 1-4. In the 54th minute Perico Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anier Ferrer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isidor Balboa made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Luciano Jusepe sent off a good shot on target. When Isaio Mata fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cuatrodeocho's protests and gave Isaio Mata a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcin Najman in the 58th minute of play forced Cuatrodeocho's goalkeeper Isidor Balboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicolas Santikurtz got free with Isidor Balboa in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Madeo Ramos hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Cuatrodeocho's Isidor Balboa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Cuatrodeocho from getting a goal against them. In the 75th minute Perico Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anier Ferrer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isidor Balboa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luciano Jusepe in the 77th minute. With a little luck, Cuatrodeocho's Isidor Balboa got control of the ball when Justino Abaurre tried to sneak it across the goal line. Isidor Balboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcin Najman in the 81st minute of play. Isidor Balboa made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Nicolas Santikurtz sent off a good shot on target. Cuatrodeocho's Isidor Balboa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Cuatrodeocho from getting a goal against them. Isidor Balboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcin Najman in the 89th minute of play. After some careless play in the Cuatrodeocho defense, Luciano Jusepe kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Isidor Balboa. The Cuatrodeocho fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Isidor Balboa should have stopped the shot. ⚽TONY FC⚽'s Lucas Langoni was substituted for Justino Abaurre. ⚽TONY FC⚽'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.