Friendly League

Nairo Quintana
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Everardo Anaya started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Berutti FC's goalkeeper Bernardino Euloxu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elpidio Jurdan. Elpidio Jurdan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardino Euloxu having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Everardo Anaya made a precise shot to the right of Melquiades Savier. United.SF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Bernardino Euloxu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efrain Lordi in the 15th minute of the match. Everardo Anaya recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Truylos in the 21st minute of play forced United.SF's goalkeeper Melquiades Savier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, United.SF's Elpidio Jurdan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bernardino Euloxu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Elpidio Jurdan took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Bernardino Euloxu to make any attempt to save it. Pedro Truylos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Melquiades Savier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Everardo Anaya notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of United.SF's Melquiades Savier. Melquiades Savier was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the United.SF defense, Everardo Anaya kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Melquiades Savier. The United.SF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Melquiades Savier should have stopped the shot. Everardo Anaya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Elpidio Jurdan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Melquiades Savier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Truylos, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The supporters of Berutti FC booed when United.SF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elpidio Jurdan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Faustino Arnau hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Bernardino Euloxu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Lordi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Celestino Raymon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Berutti FC were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Efrain Lordi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. United.SF's Melquiades Savier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Everardo Anaya in the 53rd minute of play. A collision led to United.SF getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Ceferino Serapio hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Truylos got free with Melquiades Savier in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Melquiades Savier was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Pedro Truylos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Pedro Truylos really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. An unexpected shot in the 66th minute by Marcos Firman got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 67 minutes into the game, Everardo Anaya recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Melquiades Savier. Everardo Anaya showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Everardo Anaya in the 71st minute of play forced United.SF's goalkeeper Melquiades Savier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Berutti FC's Pedro Truylos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Melquiades Savier. Melquiades Savier yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-7. After a rather tough play, United.SF's Efrain Lordi got a free kick in the 74th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Everardo Anaya during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Everardo Anaya kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Melquiades Savier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Truylos, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Pedro Truylos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Melquiades Savier made a huge save. Melquiades Savier was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Everardo Anaya showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-9 in the 90 minute of play. Everardo Anaya scored 1-10 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Melquiades Savier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Berutti 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.