Friendly League

Júbilo Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Jerônimo Mangueira made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the match, Júbilo Iwata's goal looked a bit too open when Tulio Contratas came free, but Giovanni Pena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 5 minutes into the game, one of Júbilo Iwata:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Tulio Contratas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni Pena having to interfere. Jerônimo Mangueira in the 16thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Roque Savion, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The supporters of El Azulgrana booed when Júbilo Iwata was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juvenal Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. Giovanni Pena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celestino Elorri in the 18th minute of play. Roque Savion made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Jerônimo Mangueira sent off a good shot on target. Giovanni Pena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vinicio Franco in the 24th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ivan Xabier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roque Savion was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ijaz Putāns in the 28th minute of play forced Júbilo Iwata's goalkeeper Giovanni Pena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. El Azulgrana's Roque Savion proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save El Azulgrana from getting a goal against them. Giovanni Pena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinicio Franco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ijaz Putāns fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni Pena having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Júbilo Iwata's goal looked a bit too open when Vinicio Franco came free, but Giovanni Pena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vinicio Franco might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Giovanni Pena. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vinicio Franco ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 40th minute Vinicio Franco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni Pena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giovanni Pena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ijaz Putāns in the 41st minute of the match. Bartolo Ramone kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Ivan Xabier fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After the first half El Azulgrana were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

El Azulgrana made a substitution. Napoleon Rozanski replaced Tulio Contratas. A collision led to Júbilo Iwata getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Rafinha Velasco hit a great ball. Tomás Salvatore was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 61st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Giovanni Pena was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Napoleon Rozanski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Napoleon Rozanski really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Vinicio Franco's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 67thth minute, Giovanni Pena skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ijaz Putāns's late challenge caught a Júbilo Iwata's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ijaz Putāns helped the player get up and apologised. After 69 played minutes El Azulgrana got a freekick which was hit by Ijaz Putāns. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Xabier in the 74th minute of play forced El Azulgrana's goalkeeper Roque Savion to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerônimo Mangueira in the 76th minute of play forced El Azulgrana's goalkeeper Roque Savion to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vinicio Franco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Giovanni Pena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Júbilo Iwata's goalkeeper Giovanni Pena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Napoleon Rozanski. 85 minutes into the match, El Azulgrana's goal looked a bit too open when Jerônimo Mangueira came free, but Roque Savion reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ijaz Putāns sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jerônimo Mangueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roque Savion having to interfere. El Azulgrana's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.