Friendly League

El Monumental
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ereinotz Llorca started the match with the kick off. Eustacio Nevada received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Ramón Quiroga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Segundo Inge during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Segundo Inge kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 19th match minute, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manolito Flores to maneuver through the defense. Nabucodonosor Contratas might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Narciso Jerrald. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nabucodonosor Contratas ran back to his position shaking his head. When Segundo Inge was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 24 minutes had been played. The supporters of F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA booed when RIVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Segundo Inge didn't get a good kick on the ball. 27 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when César Nafría came free, but Narciso Jerrald reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to RIVER getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Gerardo Ixaka hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the match, Mark Ortiz notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of RIVER's Narciso Jerrald. Narciso Jerrald was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. RIVER's Anselmo Esdras was substituted for Cristian Jerardo. In the 39th minute, Mark Ortiz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. 42 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Nabucodonosor Contratas came free, but Narciso Jerrald reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Narciso Jerrald made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joachim Dobale in the 43rd minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

RIVER's Narciso Jerrald played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Ortiz in the 52nd minute of play. Narciso Jerrald made an important save on a dangerous shot by César Nafría in the 53rd minute. Narciso Jerrald took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from César Nafría, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ereinotz Llorca in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Narciso Jerrald prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gustavo Theodore charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gustavo Theodore the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gustavo Theodore kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Narciso Jerrald stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of César Nafría's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Narciso Jerrald was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Manolito Flores showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 73 minute of play. RIVER's Narciso Jerrald played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by César Nafría in the 77th minute of play. Ereinotz Llorca kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Ereinotz Llorca reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Narciso Jerrald. The goal made the score 0-6. Manolito Flores's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Narciso Jerrald firmly grabbed it by the left post. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA played a much better game than RIVER and deserved their victory. The RIVER players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.