Friendly League

EL GIGANTE DEL NORTE
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) La Zabaleta's Filomeno Arano 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. The supporters of ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ booed when La Zabaleta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fermin Lucero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Armando Min hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 6 minutes into the game, Gaspar Chuse cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Feliberto Bittor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 10th minute Teodoro Salomon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliberto Bittor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th match minute, La Zabaleta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filomeno Arano to maneuver through the defense. La Zabaleta's Feliberto Bittor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodoro Salomon in the 13th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Horacio Confesor kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Feliberto Bittor. That made the score 2-0 in the 15 minute of play. Aaron Polentzi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Feliberto Bittor firmly grabbed it by the left post. Teodoro Salomon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Feliberto Bittor made a huge save. Feliberto Bittor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Salomon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Damario hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Isidro Adrio's late challenge caught a ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isidro Adrio helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, La Zabaleta's Isidro Adrio got a free kick in the 28th minute. Cesar Indalecio's late challenge caught a ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cesar Indalecio helped the player get up and apologised. Cesar Indalecio kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes in the game Mariano Damario after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Feliberto Bittor. A very good opportunity. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aaron Polentzi got free with Feliberto Bittor in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Feliberto Bittor was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Teodoro Salomon capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Teodoro Salomon really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. 40 minutes into the game, ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Teodoro Salomon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Feliberto Bittor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. After 46 minutes, Filomeno Arano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Zabaleta and the ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 46th match minute, La Zabaleta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filomeno Arano to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teodoro Salomon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Horacio Confesor charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Horacio Confesor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Horacio Confesor kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Feliberto Bittor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Teodoro Salomon's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Orlando Guipuzkoa's late challenge caught a La Zabaleta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Orlando Guipuzkoa helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Orlando Guipuzkoa got a free kick in the 56th minute. Aaron Polentzi took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Feliberto Bittor. Feliberto Bittor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Feliberto Bittor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodoro Salomon in the 64th minute of play. Rene Henric hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teodoro Salomon in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Feliberto Bittor saved La Zabaleta from getting behind. In the 70th minute Teodoro Salomon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliberto Bittor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La Zabaleta's Feliberto Bittor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodoro Salomon in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75thth minute of the game Aaron Polentzi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Zabaleta's Feliberto Bittor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 77th minute, Teodoro Salomon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. In the 81st minute Benjamin Pudes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliberto Bittor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute Aaron Polentzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliberto Bittor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Teodoro Salomon sped through La Zabaleta's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Feliberto Bittor. In the 88th minute Teodoro Salomon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliberto Bittor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teodoro Salomon in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Feliberto Bittor saved La Zabaleta from getting behind. In the 92nd minute, Teodoro Salomon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. 98 minutes into the match, Teodoro Salomon notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of La Zabaleta's Feliberto Bittor. Feliberto Bittor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.