Friendly League

La Estancia
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vladimiro Eguerdi kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Remigio Sal sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and La Zabaleta's Feliberto Bittor didn't even have to move. In the 6thth minute of the game Joaquin Ezkerra 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. When Abel Pacifico came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Pingos Futbol Club 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 Abel Pacifico couldn't finish the play. 9 minutes into the game, Joaquin Ezkerra recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Feliberto Bittor. Joaquin Ezkerra showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. With a little luck, La Zabaleta's Feliberto Bittor got control of the ball when Moises Mosen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Feliberto Bittor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquin Ezkerra in the 15th minute of play. The supporters of Pingos Futbol Club booed when La Zabaleta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladimiro Eguerdi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 22 minutes, Silvestre Ranolfo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Zabaleta and the Pingos Futbol Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. Silvestre Ranolfo hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 30 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquin Ezkerra came free, but Feliberto Bittor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Feliberto Bittor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquin Ezkerra in the 30th minute of play. The supporters of Pingos Futbol Club booed when La Zabaleta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santiago Leizarraga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Remigio Sal didn't quite understand what happened when in the 33 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. When the match had been going on for 37 minutes, Pingos Futbol Club's Remigio Sal got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Feliberto Bittor. The audience was convinced that Joaquin Ezkerra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Feliberto Bittor was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. 46 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Feliberto Bittor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joaquin Ezkerra.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joaquin Ezkerra to make the kick off. A collision led to La Zabaleta getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Vladimiro Eguerdi hit a great ball. If Abel Pacifico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silvestre Ranolfo was shown his second yellow card after 60 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to La Zabaleta getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Silvestre Ranolfo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Pacifico in the 62nd minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Feliberto Bittor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Pingos Futbol Club's Joaquin Ezkerra in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Zabaleta's goalie prevented a goal. Feliberto Bittor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquin Ezkerra in the 69th minute of play. Donato Blanco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th match minute, La Zabaleta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santiago Leizarraga to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute of the match Remigio Sal shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Feliberto Bittor showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 4-0 became the score in the 83rd minute when Joaquin Ezkerra elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 88th match minute, Pingos Futbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bartolo Ekain to maneuver through the defense. 91 minutes into the game, Moises Mosen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Feliberto Bittor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 6-0 became the score in the 97th minute when Joaquin Ezkerra elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Pingos Futbol Club walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.