Friendly League

Rene Houseman
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pablo Lizzio started the match with the kick off. After 4 played minutes Tranquilate got a freekick which was hit by Jonatan Colon. Jeronimo Lizar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Paulo Teles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tranquilate's Jeronimo Lizar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Belarmo in the 9th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Federico Belarmo in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jeronimo Lizar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chaco For Ever's Manotham Grandessa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Chaco For Ever from getting a goal against them. In the 11th minute, Jonatan Colon reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Manotham Grandessa. The goal made the score 1-0. Jeronimo Lizar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Paulo Teles in the 16th minute of play. A collision led to Tranquilate getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Celestino Medardo hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the match, Tranquilate's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Paulo Teles came free, but Jeronimo Lizar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tranquilate were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after Chaco For Ever's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jonatan Colon took the corner. With an all-out effort, Tranquilate's Manotham Grandessa threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nereo Guipuzkoa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Jonatan Colon fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tranquilate's protests and gave Jonatan Colon a yellow card for diving instead. In the 26th match minute, Tranquilate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonatan Colon to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Chaco For Ever's Erubiel Feliu got a free kick in the 28th minute. The audience was convinced that Luiz Paulo Teles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeronimo Lizar was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. With a little luck, Chaco For Ever's Manotham Grandessa got control of the ball when Pablo Lizzio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tranquilate's Jeronimo Lizar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Paulo Teles in the 37th minute of play. Jonatan Colon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Manotham Grandessa made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Jonatan Colon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manotham Grandessa was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Through an outstanding action, after 44 minutes, Manotham Grandessa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Celestino Medardo's late challenge caught a Chaco For Ever's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Celestino Medardo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Chaco For Ever's Erubiel Feliu got a free kick in the 46th minute. In the 47th match minute, Chaco For Ever was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venancio Pereyra to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Jonatan Colon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tranquilate's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonatan Colon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manotham Grandessa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The wind increased when Federico Belarmo made the kick off in the second half. Luiz Paulo Teless short, quick shot in the 52ndth minute got Jeronimo Lizar to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 53rd minute Jonatan Colon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manotham Grandessa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luiz Paulo Teles who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Jeronimo Lizar when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Manotham Grandessa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonatan Colon in the 56th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nereo Guipuzkoa in the 58th minute of play forced Chaco For Ever's goalkeeper Manotham Grandessa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Colon in the 59th minute of play forced Chaco For Ever's goalkeeper Manotham Grandessa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manotham Grandessa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonatan Colon in the 63rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Colon in the 67th minute of play forced Chaco For Ever's goalkeeper Manotham Grandessa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chaco For Ever's Manotham Grandessa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Lizzio in the 68th minute of play. Manotham Grandessa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Lizzio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Lizzio in the 75th minute of play forced Chaco For Ever's goalkeeper Manotham Grandessa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Chaco For Ever's goal looked a bit too open when Nereo Guipuzkoa came free, but Manotham Grandessa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Colon in the 82nd minute of play forced Chaco For Ever's goalkeeper Manotham Grandessa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Pablo Lizzio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manotham Grandessa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chaco For Ever's Manotham Grandessa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Lizzio in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes into the game, Venancio Pereyra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chaco For Ever's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tranquilate the free kick. After a rather tough play, Chaco For Ever's Venancio Pereyra got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 95th minute Jonatan Colon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manotham Grandessa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.