Friendly League

Sporting Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Enrique Cassaretto made the kick off which started today's match. Xinto Carreiras in the 6thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of George Forsyth, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After having played for 8 minutes, Enrique Cassaretto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CD Municipal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Enrique Cassaretto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 18th minute Rainier Gregoire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Forsyth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute Sporting Buceo were awarded a corner. Xinto Carreiras went to the cornerflag to take it. Sporting Buceo's Xinto Carreiras was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but George Forsyth in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. CD Municipal's Aureliano Buendia quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Oscar Ruggeri, made in the 32nd minute of the game. 33 minutes into the match, CD Municipal's Enrique Cassaretto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maximo Horquizar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xinto Carreiras in the 36th minute of play forced CD Municipal's goalkeeper George Forsyth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 37 minutes, Aureliano Buendia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CD Municipal and the Sporting Buceo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, CD Municipal's Aureliano Buendia got a free kick in the 38th minute. When Maureen Franco came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Sporting Buceo 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 Maureen Franco couldn't finish the play. 45 minutes into the game, CD Municipal's Enrique Cassaretto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maximo Horquizar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The Sporting Buceo players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. CD Municipal were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Xinto Carreiras to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Buceo's goalkeeper Maximo Horquizar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 53rdth minute of the game Enrique Cassaretto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sporting Buceo's Maximo Horquizar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Enrique Cassaretto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Maximo Horquizar made a huge save. When Sporting Buceo's Xinto Carreiras in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CD Municipal's goalie prevented a goal. George Forsyth didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rainier Gregoire went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. CD Municipal's Gunnar Ekrot was substituted for Zlatan Molina. Sporting Buceo made a substitution. Xavies Casavela replaced Maureen Franco. CD Municipal's George Forsyth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charly Good in the 76th minute of play. If Ryota Miyagi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. George Forsyth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charly Good in the 81st minute of the match. George Forsyth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yao Yan Sen, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the CD Municipal players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sporting Buceo.