Friendly League

Chorroarín Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Guillermo Mitxaut started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute of the match Chorroarín got a corner. Seraċini Għawdxin's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Prudencio Socorro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Narciso Oinatz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Negro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Song Wei Yun sped through Chorroarín's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Narciso Oinatz. Seraċini Għawdxin's defense didn't have a chance, in the 20th minute, when Guillermo Mitxaut scored to the left of an out of position Rahim Kornes, making the score, 1-1. 23 minutes into the match, Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper Rahim Kornes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guillermo Mitxaut. Rahim Kornes made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Guillermo Mitxaut sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Guillermo Mitxaut in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rahim Kornes saved Seraċini Għawdxin from getting behind. Rahim Kornes made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Guillermo Mitxaut sent off a good shot on target. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Seraċini Għawdxin's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Prudencio Socorro was slow to take the kick. During this time Chorroarín's players had a chance to rest. Pastor Giménez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rahim Kornes having to interfere. Narciso Oinatz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Negro, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. 46 minutes into the match, Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper Rahim Kornes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guillermo Mitxaut. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Song Wei Yun was the one to do the kick off. Fernando Negro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Narciso Oinatz firmly grabbed it by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Seraċini Għawdxin's Song Wei Yun slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Narciso Oinatz. That made the score 1-2 after 56 minutes of play. In the 60th minute Sixto Aragones shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rahim Kornes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chorroarín's Timoteo Arotza was substituted for Guillermo Mitxaut. Chorroarín made a substitution. Nicolas Betadur replaced Sixto Aragones. Seraċini Għawdxin's Rahim Kornes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timoteo Arotza in the 65th minute of play. In the 66th minute of the match, Filip Bejrut tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Narciso Oinatz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Chorroarín's Narciso Oinatz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Chorroarín from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Chorroarín's Narciso Oinatz got control of the ball when Song Wei Yun tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timoteo Arotza in the 71st minute of play forced Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper Rahim Kornes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eustacio Romero in the 72nd minute of play forced Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper Rahim Kornes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Narciso Oinatz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Bejrut, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Rahim Kornes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Betadur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Seraċini Għawdxin's Rahim Kornes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timoteo Arotza in the 76th minute of play. Narciso Oinatz made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Neil Degabriele sent off a good shot on target. Rahim Kornes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timoteo Arotza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute Timoteo Arotza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rahim Kornes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Neil Degabriele made a great header on Seraċini Għawdxin's corner, it was just that Chorroarín's Narciso Oinatz managed to reach the ball for a save. 87 minutes into the match, Seraċini Għawdxin's goal looked a bit too open when Timoteo Arotza came free, but Rahim Kornes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rahim Kornes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timoteo Arotza, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Chorroarín's Eustacio Romero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rahim Kornes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rubén Vilchez kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. The long shot by Neil Degabriele in the 92nd minute really tested Narciso Oinatz's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Rahim Kornes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Betadur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Seraċini Għawdxin's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.