Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 秦西星 got the match started through his kick off. Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peker Kazak in the 5th minute of play. René Stam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Bilintx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Matias Bilintx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but René Stam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute, Sporting de Gijón's Matias Bilintx dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 20 minutes into the match, Las Palmas's goal looked a bit too open when Matias Bilintx came free, but René Stam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. René Stam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Bilintx in the 20th minute of play. When Atilano Feo fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sporting de Gijón's protests and gave Atilano Feo a yellow card for diving instead. Atilano Feo kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 21st minute of the match 秦西星 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Óscar Cordoba showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 28th minute, Cayetano Esdras made a precise shot to the right of Óscar Cordoba. Sporting de Gijón's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 32nd minute Diego Maradona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but René Stam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peker Kazak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Óscar Cordoba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by 秦西星 in the 36th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 39 played minutes Sporting de Gijón got a freekick which was hit by Kauan de Barros. A collision led to Las Palmas getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Paulin Pego hit a great ball. The Sporting de Gijón players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Las Palmas were winning 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Matias Bilintx to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Diego Maradona 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. In the 53rd minute Venancio Emesto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but René Stam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. René Stam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Bilintx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sporting de Gijón's Wayne Rooney was substituted for Alejandro Rufo. Sporting de Gijón's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Saturnino Curcio in the 60th minute. A nice corner shot did that Saturnino Curcio got away a dangerous shot. Despite this René Stam quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. René Stam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Bilintx in the 67th minute of play. René Stam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Bilintx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute Matias Bilintx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but René Stam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saturnino Curcio hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Sporting de Gijón's Mario Zanabria was substituted for Venancio Emesto. Sporting de Gijón's Elpidio Bixintxo was substituted for Saturnino Curcio. A collision led to Sporting de Gijón getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Saturnino Curcio hit a great ball. With a little luck, Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba got control of the ball when 秦西星 tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Las Palmas's Dawid Cholewa got a free kick in the 85th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goal looked a bit too open when Peker Kazak came free, but Óscar Cordoba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Las Palmas's goalkeeper René Stam, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Las Palmas's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.