Friendly League

Jayme Cintra
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carlos Santana took the kick off in the first half of the match. Carlos Santana blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abel Reyes having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Santana in the 6th minute of play forced C.A.P.J.'s goalkeeper Abel Reyes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the game, Liu Feng Jing cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ronaldo Giovanelli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 10th minute, Carlos Santana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galo do Japi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Abel Reyes made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Carlos Santana sent off a good shot on target. If Carlos Santana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Santana got free with Abel Reyes in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 19th minute Liu Feng Jing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Giovanelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, C.A.P.J.'s goalkeeper Abel Reyes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Santana. After a rather tough play, C.A.P.J.'s Dalmacio Amaya got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 28 minutes in the game Filip Oryniak did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Desiderio Kellenberger. 31 minutes into the game, Carlos Santana recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Abel Reyes. Carlos Santana showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Abel Reyes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Santana's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Ronaldo Giovanelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafin Criston in the 36th minute of play. Abel Reyes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Carlos Santana showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 39 minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, Carlos Santana recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Abel Reyes. Carlos Santana showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

50 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when Serafin Criston came free, but Ronaldo Giovanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abel Reyes came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Galo do Japi's Carlos Santana. But to his dismay, Carlos Santana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. Abel Reyes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Santana in the 58th minute of play. The Galo do Japi fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Galo do Japi's Carlos Santana 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 6-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 63 minutes into the match, Carlos Santana had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abel Reyes. C.A.P.J.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Santana was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlos Santana in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abel Reyes saved C.A.P.J. from getting behind. A throw-in in the 70th minute of the game was made by Genaro Domenec with Denis Karmel as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Carlos Santana blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abel Reyes having to make a save. C.A.P.J.'s Abel Reyes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Santana in the 72nd minute of play. Abel Reyes came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Galo do Japi's Carlos Santana. But to his dismay, Carlos Santana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-1. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liu Feng Jing in the 79th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when Serafin Criston came free, but Ronaldo Giovanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, Carlos Santana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galo do Japi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-2. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Karmel, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Karmel in the 89th minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abel Reyes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafin Criston, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the C.A.P.J. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Galo do Japi.