Friendly League

Nuia
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. Helari Laving started the match with the kick off. After 4 played minutes Rapa Nui got a freekick which was hit by Eustaquio Cauffmann. When Erik Laidna came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the TugevastiJalagaNäkku fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Erik Laidna couldn't finish the play. 7 minutes into the game, Rapa Nui's José Javier Ordaz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valdur Aavik made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. José Javier Ordaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valdur Aavik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yeray Villalta in the 13th minute of play. José Javier Ordaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdur Aavik having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silver Annus in the 22nd minute of play forced Rapa Nui's goalkeeper Reynaldo Balladares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Javier Ordaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdur Aavik having to interfere. The supporters of Rapa Nui booed when TugevastiJalagaNäkku was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kalju Agar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Urmet Nõumees kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredo Celedón during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Rapa Nui's Alfredo Celedón got a free kick in the 48th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Javier Ordaz to make the kick off. Reynaldo Balladares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rando Kloren in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute, José Javier Ordaz fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. TugevastiJalagaNäkku's Valdur Aavik proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save TugevastiJalagaNäkku from getting a goal against them. Yeray Villalta hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. 0-3 became the score in the 75th minute when Yeray Villalta elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Reynaldo Balladares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rando Kloren in the 83rd minute of play. José Javier Ordazs short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Valdur Aavik to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 87 minutes into the match, Rapa Nui's Saúl Anabalon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valdur Aavik narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Helari Laving hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Valdur Aavik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saúl Anabalon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damario Abufhele fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdur Aavik having to interfere. Valdur Aavik made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Javier Ordaz in the 97th minute. The Rapa Nui 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.