Friendly League

Estadio El Empomado
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Esteban Ezkerra started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Gaita´s club getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Delmiro Xabel hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteban Ezkerra in the 4th minute of play forced Gaita´s club's goalkeeper Jaime Cortez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th match minute, THE CRYSTAL SHIP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milan Skriniar to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Paşa Borlu got control of the ball when Osvaldo Asteri tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gaita´s club's Jaime Cortez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Borys Dudek in the 11th minute of play. If Douglas D Agostino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 17 minutes, Paşa Borlu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 28th minute Esteban Ezkerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Cortez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gaita´s club's Jaime Cortez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteban Ezkerra in the 30th minute of play. Osvaldo Asteri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 34 minutes of play, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Esteban Ezkerra made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jaime Cortez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Borys Dudek's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jaime Cortez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute Esteban Ezkerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Cortez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. THE CRYSTAL SHIP were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Gaita´s club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Borys Dudek took the corner. Borys Dudek made a great header on THE CRYSTAL SHIP's corner, it was just that Gaita´s club's Jaime Cortez managed to reach the ball for a save. Kurtuluş Tuğcu kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Gaita´s club's goal looked a bit too open when Iulian Bacalbașa came free, but Jaime Cortez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The wind increased when Kurtuluş Tuğcu made the kick off in the second half. Borys Dudek's shot from long distance in the 51st minute was not bad at all, but Gaita´s club's Jaime Cortez knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. After some careless play in the THE CRYSTAL SHIP defense, Kurtuluş Tuğcu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paşa Borlu. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paşa Borlu should have stopped the shot. 58 minutes into the match, Gaita´s club's goal looked a bit too open when Borys Dudek came free, but Jaime Cortez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Borys Dudek was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jaime Cortez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 62nd minute Kurtuluş Tuğcu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paşa Borlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Esteban Ezkerra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Jaime Cortez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Ezkerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st match minute, Gaita´s club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osvaldo Asteri to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the match, Borys Dudek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jaime Cortez. Gaita´s club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Borys Dudek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Jaime Cortez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Ezkerra in the 75th minute of play. Jaime Cortez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Borys Dudek in the 76th minute. A hard shot 78 in the game by Borys Dudek from a close distance when the talented Jaime Cortez managed to make a qualified save. Gaita´s club's players were relieved. In the 81st minute, Artemio Medina made a precise shot to the right of Paşa Borlu. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-5. Jaime Cortez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Tomaka in the 90th minute of the match. Gaita´s club's Vladimiro Azubeli was substituted for Delmiro Xabel. In the 95th minute of the match THE CRYSTAL SHIP got a corner. Gaita´s club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Borys Dudek ran over to the corner to take the kick. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.