Friendly League

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Geert Wijgaert kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Tranquilate's zone, Geert Wijgaert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jeronimo Lizar came out of the goal and Geert Wijgaert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 5th minute, Celestino Medardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tranquilate's Jeronimo Lizar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Tranquilate from getting a goal against them. Geert Wijgaert's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jeronimo Lizar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. When MAGNIFICOS.FC's Geert Wijgaert in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tranquilate's goalie prevented a goal. In the 18th minute Nereo Guipuzkoa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lara Guadalupi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Geert Wijgaert took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jeronimo Lizar to make any attempt to save it. In the 34th minute, Pablo Lizzio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tranquilate fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. With a little luck, Tranquilate's Jeronimo Lizar got control of the ball when Geert Wijgaert tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Tranquilate's Nereo Guipuzkoa in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalie prevented a goal. Jeronimo Lizar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Geert Wijgaert's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. A collision led to MAGNIFICOS.FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Cristoforo Balestra hit a great ball. Lara Guadalupi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nereo Guipuzkoa in the 46th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nereo Guipuzkoa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pablo Lizzio got free with Lara Guadalupi in the 50th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 52nd minute of the match Tranquilate got a corner. MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Niceto Domeka ran over to the corner to take the kick. 58 minutes into the game, Geert Wijgaert cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Jeronimo Lizar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jeronimo Lizar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geert Wijgaert, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Jeronimo Lizar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geert Wijgaert in the 61st minute of play. Jeronimo Lizar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geert Wijgaert in the 62nd minute of play. Lara Guadalupi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nereo Guipuzkoa in the 65th minute of play. When Tranquilate's Nereo Guipuzkoa in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalie prevented a goal. MAGNIFICOS.FC made a substitution. Davi Vaz replaced Paul Albeanu. The corner led Tranquilate's Niceto Domeka to fire away a dangerous shot which Lara Guadalupi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 70th minute Geert Wijgaert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeronimo Lizar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeronimo Lizar came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by MAGNIFICOS.FC's Geert Wijgaert. But to his dismay, Geert Wijgaert quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. 77 minutes into the match, Geert Wijgaert notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Tranquilate's Jeronimo Lizar. Jeronimo Lizar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Tranquilate booed when MAGNIFICOS.FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Lalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save MAGNIFICOS.FC from getting a goal against them. Davi Vaz struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Jeronimo Lizar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MAGNIFICOS.FC. MAGNIFICOS.FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.