Friendly League

Estadio de Tavira
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) BAIRES's Jacinto Txanton 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. If Cornelio Santio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Álvaro Moura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cornelio Santio, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Álvaro Moura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cornelio Santio, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. A collision led to TAVIRA FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Delfim Cesário hit a great ball. Alfonso Frisco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Leo Gaskon made a huge save. After 13 played minutes BAIRES got a freekick which was hit by Jeremias Mederi. In the 17th minute, Jacinto Txanton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfonso Frisco succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 25th playminute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Frisco in the 38th minute of play forced BAIRES's goalkeeper Leo Gaskon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute of the match TAVIRA FC got a corner. BAIRES's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. José Pedroso ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in José Pedroso almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but BAIRES's Leo Gaskon did a great save. After 41 minutes of play, BAIRES's Jacinto Txanton made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Álvaro Moura was left in no man's land by his defense there! Álvaro Moura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cornelio Santio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfonso Frisco to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in TAVIRA FC's zone, Jacinto Txanton stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Álvaro Moura came out of the goal and Jacinto Txanton tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 55th minute, Alfonso Frisco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TAVIRA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 59th match minute, BAIRES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Txanton to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, TAVIRA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo Ermengol came free, but Álvaro Moura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, TAVIRA FC's goalkeeper Álvaro Moura had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jacinto Txanton. BAIRES's Leo Gaskon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso Frisco in the 66th minute of play. TAVIRA FC's Álvaro Moura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Ermengol in the 67th minute of play. When TAVIRA FC's Alfonso Frisco in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BAIRES's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cornelio Santio in the 75th minute of play forced TAVIRA FC's goalkeeper Álvaro Moura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 75 played minutes TAVIRA FC got a freekick which was hit by Alfonso Frisco. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alfonso Frisco in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leo Gaskon saved BAIRES from getting behind. In the 82nd minute, BAIRES's Cornelio Santio dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. Joaquim Macieira took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leo Gaskon. Leo Gaskon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.