Friendly League

Zini Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Witold Ciempa got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute Jaime Porfiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Montrell Harrell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Montrell Harrell had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaime Porfiro. In the 6th minute of the match, Jaime Porfiro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Montrell Harrell was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jeremias Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Rodriguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. With a little luck, Sportivo Ben Hur's Montrell Harrell got control of the ball when Jaime Porfiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Porfiro came free, but Montrell Harrell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cremonese's Jeremias Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teo Elivareo in the 18th minute of play. After 18 minutes of play, Sportivo Ben Hur's Teo Elivareo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jeremias Cruz was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Cremonese defense, Teo Elivareo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jeremias Cruz. The Cremonese fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jeremias Cruz should have stopped the shot. Montrell Harrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Witold Ciempa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeremias Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Rodriguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Witold Ciempa came free with the goalkeeper in the 31st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Montrell Harrell could save by the left post. Montrell Harrell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lu Guang Lang in the 42nd minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's Jorge Hagi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jeremias Cruz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jorge Hagi was the one to do the kick off. Montrell Harrell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lu Guang Lang, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Montrell Harrell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Porfiro in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute Lu Guang Lang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Montrell Harrell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Jaime Porfiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Montrell Harrell. Sportivo Ben Hur's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jaime Porfiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Witold Ciempa in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Montrell Harrell saved Sportivo Ben Hur from getting behind. In the 60th match minute, Sportivo Ben Hur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teo Elivareo to maneuver through the defense. Jonas Esiquio shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Sportivo Ben Hur's Arturo Baladi was substituted for Teo Elivareo. 73 minutes into the match, Cremonese's goalkeeper Jeremias Cruz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jorge Hagi. Montrell Harrell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Witold Ciempa in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Porfiro in the 76th minute of play forced Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Montrell Harrell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Sportivo Ben Hur fans' excitement grew in the 79th match minute when Sportivo Ben Hur's Jorge Hagi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Rodriguez in the 82nd minute of play forced Cremonese's goalkeeper Jeremias Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Porfiro came free, but Montrell Harrell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jedrzej Chrzan hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Nicasio Cresenciano kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute of the match Jonas Esiquio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jeremias Cruz skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Cremonese getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Leonel Valentim hit a great ball. Jeremias Cruz made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Jonas Esiquio sent off a good shot on target. The Sportivo Ben Hur players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.