Friendly League

MANDALARENA
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. Alberto Dominic started the match with the kick off. Pascal Balboa did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Leo Gaskon 4 minutes into the match. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Rogelio Rajoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelino Bastian in the 7th minute of play. Rogelio Rajoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelino Bastian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th match minute, BAIRES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emiliano Cordaryal to maneuver through the defense. After 9 played minutes BAIRES got a freekick which was hit by Emiliano Cordaryal. In the 10th minute Tomi Abrego shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Gaskon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute Salomon Gonzáles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Gaskon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the BAIRES defense, Gaston Cayuela kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leo Gaskon. The BAIRES fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leo Gaskon should have stopped the shot. 16 minutes into the match, Alberto Dominic had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rogelio Rajoi. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Dominic was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Leo Gaskon made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Pascal Balboa sent off a good shot on target. In the 22nd minute Alberto Dominic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogelio Rajoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rogelio Rajoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Dominic in the 30th minute of play. Leo Gaskon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salomon Gonzáles in the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Silverio Lucado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 41 minutes into the game, Gaston Cayuela cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Leo Gaskon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tomi Abrego hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 45th minute of the match Cipriano Mergildo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rogelio Rajoi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pascal Balboa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fabricio Benino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alberto Dominic in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rogelio Rajoi saved ALPUJARRAS LIBRE from getting behind. Pascal Balboa charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pascal Balboa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 63rd match minute, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascal Balboa to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute, Pascal Balboa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ALPUJARRAS LIBRE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcelino Bastian got free with Rogelio Rajoi in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Constantino Behe's late challenge caught a ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Constantino Behe helped the player get up and apologised. Constantino Behe hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Silverio Lucado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zaquiel Colsa hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.