Friendly League

Jose Alberto Ventura
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Esteban Fuertes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Zeng Ting Xing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Union Y Progreso F.C.'s goalkeeper Ali Vedat Çelikyay, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Santiago Meruendano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damian Raebert was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. 9 minutes into the match, venturinha F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Meruendano came free, but Damian Raebert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, venturinha F.C.'s Rafael Borre ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ali Vedat Çelikyay. Ali Vedat Çelikyay yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 14 minutes into the game, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Zeng Ting Xing nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Damian Raebert made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. venturinha F.C.'s Damian Raebert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeng Ting Xing in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute Santiago Meruendano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Raebert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Santiago Meruendano in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Damian Raebert saved venturinha F.C. from getting behind. Damian Raebert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Meruendano, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 32nd minute, Eustaquio Gombal 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. In the 34th minute of the match, Esteban Fuertes got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ali Vedat Çelikyay was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Damian Raebert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olle Melander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damian Raebert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pan Zheng Li, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Union Y Progreso F.C. were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after venturinha F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fabio Cordarell took the corner. In the 47th minute Pan Zheng Li shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Raebert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. venturinha F.C.'s Damian Raebert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Meruendano in the 47th minute of play.

Damian Raebert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeng Ting Xing in the 51st minute of play. Damian Raebert made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zeng Ting Xing in the 56th minute. After some careless play in the venturinha F.C. defense, Zeng Ting Xing kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damian Raebert. The venturinha F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damian Raebert should have stopped the shot. venturinha F.C. made a substitution. Adriano Marchegiani replaced Guaberto Curcio. 64 minutes into the match, Pan Zheng Li notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of venturinha F.C.'s Damian Raebert. Damian Raebert was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. venturinha F.C.'s Alvaro Gai was substituted for Eustaquio Gombal. In the 68th minute, Esteban Fuertes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Esteban Fuertes made in the 70th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Union Y Progreso F.C.'s León Rapela. venturinha F.C.'s Damian Raebert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olle Melander in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Olle Melander seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Olle Melander the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Union Y Progreso F.C. protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Olle Melander had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Union Y Progreso F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 72nd minute. Penalty! 77 minutes into the match, Zeng Ting Xing notched a goal, 2-5, to the right of venturinha F.C.'s Damian Raebert. Damian Raebert was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 79 minutes into the match, Santiago Meruendano notched a goal, 2-6, to the right of venturinha F.C.'s Damian Raebert. Damian Raebert was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Santiago Meruendano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A throw-in in the 85th minute of the game was made by Esteban Fuertes with Elias Hartz as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Gai in the 88th minute of play forced Union Y Progreso F.C.'s goalkeeper Ali Vedat Çelikyay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Santiago Meruendano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damian Raebert was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. venturinha F.C.'s Damian Raebert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Meruendano in the 93rd minute of play. Zeng Ting Xing hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Santiago Meruendano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The venturinha F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Union Y Progreso F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.