Friendly League

José Tiburcio Borda
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Filomeno Remir made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amado Nisio got free with Roman Vachon in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A sloppy throw-in by Fabian Raphael in the 11th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Manfredi AFC's Cristobal Guillelmo. After 13 minutes of play, Manfredi AFC's Attilio Martorella made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Walmir Catarinense was left in no man's land by his defense there! Filomeno Remir struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Walmir Catarinense didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manfredi AFC. 21 minutes into the match, Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Roman Vachon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rene Aires. Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rene Aires in the 25th minute of play. Walmir Catarinense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filomeno Remir, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Virgilio Tajo kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. If Feliciano Iratxo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Manfredi AFC's Filomeno Remir got a free kick in the 37th minute. Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rene Aires in the 39th minute of play. A collision led to Manfredi AFC getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Virgilio Tajo hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rene Aires was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rene Aires in the 52nd minute of play forced Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Roman Vachon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Loco De Remate's Amado Nisio got a free kick in the 55th minute. Bruno Medero's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roman Vachon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Roman Vachon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliciano Iratxo in the 66th minute of play. Roman Vachon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rene Aires in the 71st minute of the match. Roman Vachon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Medero in the 77th minute of the match. Rene Aires kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Manfredi AFC made a substitution. Son Banana replaced Filomeno Remir. Loco De Remate's Clodoveo Christobal was substituted for Rene Aires. Manfredi AFC made a substitution. Ronald Ferenc replaced Attilio Martorella. The supporters of Manfredi AFC booed when Loco De Remate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rene Aires didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute of the match, Son Banana got a very nice opportunity to score, but Walmir Catarinense was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Son Banana got free with Walmir Catarinense in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Walmir Catarinense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qiu Lin Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronald Ferenc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clodoveo Christobal in the 95th minute of play forced Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Roman Vachon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Manfredi AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Manfredi AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.