Friendly League

RÖK Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Damian Maftei started the match with the kick off. Aguinaga Nebot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silvano Errapel in the 6th minute. A hard shot 8 in the game by David Chucho from a close distance when the talented Aguinaga Nebot managed to make a qualified save. Esmeraldas S.C.'s players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tjark Heerdt in the 9th minute of play forced Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalkeeper Aguinaga Nebot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvano Errapel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Aguinaga Nebot made a huge save. Aguinaga Nebot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tjark Heerdt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aguinaga Nebot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tjark Heerdt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aguinaga Nebot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Chuse in the 17th minute of the match. A collision led to RÖK getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Pejman Zahedi hit a great ball. Aguinaga Nebot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Chucho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aybars Cihannur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Maftei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Chucho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Aguinaga Nebot made a huge save. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Aguinaga Nebot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tjark Heerdt in the 26th minute of play. Aguinaga Nebot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Chuse, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. With an all-out effort, RÖK's Aguinaga Nebot threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tjark Heerdt, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 36th minute David Chucho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aguinaga Nebot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 38 minutes, Damian Maftei managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esmeraldas S.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Damian Maftei was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 42nd minute, Marcinho Brasil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Esmeraldas S.C. booed when RÖK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcinho Brasil didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David Chucho to make the kick off. Aybars Cihannur made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Damian Maftei sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Esmeraldas S.C. booed when RÖK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olavo Palmeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stefanos Terzopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aybars Cihannur having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Marcinho Brasil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Esmeraldas S.C. made a substitution. Daniel Castillo replaced Martinez Cines. A collision led to RÖK getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Marcinho Brasil hit a great ball. Willy Reynolds received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Aybars Cihannur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. RÖK made a substitution. Geraldo Amaral replaced Charles Laguna. RÖK made a substitution. Anselmo Mandrak replaced Leo Chuse. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcinho Brasil in the 73rd minute of play forced Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalkeeper Aguinaga Nebot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 76 played minutes RÖK got a freekick which was hit by Pejman Zahedi. Damian Maftei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Aybars Cihannur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Damian Maftei dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Aybars Cihannur, 0-1. Daniel Castillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Esmeraldas S.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Esmeraldas S.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.