Friendly League

Metal Cage!
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Artetas artilleri's Kai Havertz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Francisco Nesor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kai Havertz in the 3rd minute of play. Artetas artilleri's David Raya proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Artetas artilleri from getting a goal against them. In the 7th minute Kai Havertz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Nesor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martín Palermo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but David Raya made a huge save. David Raya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martín Palermo in the 14th minute of play. In the 18th minute, William Saliba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martín Palermo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 23rd minute, Martín Palermo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. David Raya was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Martinelli in the 28th minute of play forced Metal Juniors's goalkeeper Francisco Nesor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Gabriel Martinelli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francisco Nesor was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Metal Juniors's Francisco Nesor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kai Havertz in the 33rd minute of play. Metal Juniors's Francisco Nesor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Ødegaard in the 34th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Metal Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Martinelli came free, but Francisco Nesor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Ireno struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. David Raya didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Metal Juniors. David Raya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martín Palermo in the 42nd minute of play. Francisco Nesor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kai Havertz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Raya didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Martín Palermo went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Artetas artilleri's David Raya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Ireno in the 51st minute of play. In the 52nd minute Martín Palermo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Raya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Raya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Itzaina in the 53rd minute of the match. When Gabriel Martinelli came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Artetas artilleri 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 Gabriel Martinelli couldn't finish the play. Leopoldo Itzaina hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 59 minutes into the match, Artetas artilleri's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Ireno came free, but David Raya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martín Palermo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. David Raya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martín Palermo in the 65th minute of the match. David Raya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martín Palermo in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martín Palermo in the 72nd minute of play forced Artetas artilleri's goalkeeper David Raya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Ireno in the 73rd minute of play forced Artetas artilleri's goalkeeper David Raya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute Marco Ireno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Raya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Raya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Ireno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Ireno in the 76th minute of play forced Artetas artilleri's goalkeeper David Raya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Artetas artilleri defense, Nemesio Isusko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of David Raya. The Artetas artilleri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that David Raya should have stopped the shot. Marco Ireno blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without David Raya having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sergio Dennis in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Raya saved Artetas artilleri from getting behind. When Metal Juniors's Sergio Dennis in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Artetas artilleri's goalie prevented a goal. Metal Juniors were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Artetas artilleri's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Reinaldo Castro took the corner. The corner led to Metal Juniors's Marco Ireno getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. David Raya came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Metal Juniors's Sergio Dennis. But to his dismay, Sergio Dennis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Metal Juniors's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.