Friendly League

Romolo Di Reto
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Pio Padre received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Faustino Vermudo came out and tried to block the shot, but Pio Padre slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. Cristo Kane didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Efrain Lordi went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 12 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Efrain Lordi came free, but Cristo Kane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute Tobias Montez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristo Kane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tobias Montez in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristo Kane prevented the ball from getting in the gole. United.SF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tobias Montez in the 16th minute. The corner led to United.SF's German Regis getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Cristo Kane didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tobias Montez went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Efrain Lordi took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristo Kane. Cristo Kane dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. 25 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Efrain Lordi came free, but Cristo Kane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 36 minutes of play, United.SF's Tobias Montez made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristo Kane was left in no man's land by his defense there! 43 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Tobias Montez came free, but Cristo Kane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sao Brasola's Cristo Kane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquilino Gipuzkoa in the 45th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Efrain Lordi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Efrain Lordi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristo Kane. Sao Brasola's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Efrain Lordi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. Cristo Kane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Efrain Lordi in the 55th minute of play. Cristo Kane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Lordi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Sao Brasola's Pio Padre got a free kick in the 63rd minute. The throw-in from German Regis in the 68th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Sao Brasola's Pio Padre. Enrico De Tommasi charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enrico De Tommasi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cristo Kane made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tobias Montez in the 76th minute. In the 76th minute, Tobias Montez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Efrain Lordi took a quick shot and it went in 1-9 without a chance for Cristo Kane to make any attempt to save it. The United.SF fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when United.SF's Efrain Lordi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-10 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of Sao Brasola booed when United.SF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicasio Maiorga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristo Kane made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Tobias Montez sent off a good shot on target. Celestino Raymon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.