Friendly League

La Estancia
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Duarte Castellon made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikos Valassiou in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Guaberto Cucao prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Duarte Castellon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guaberto Cucao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Valassiou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guaberto Cucao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thanos Kalikis in the 9th minute of the match. Mainumby's Silvano Tiadoro pulled a muscle in his leg after 10 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Henrik Kock charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henrik Kock the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Toma Merlushkin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Guaberto Cucao tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13thth minute of the game Nikos Valassiou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mainumby's Guaberto Cucao was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. El Pinar were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after Mainumby's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Thanos Kalikis took the corner. In the 18th match minute, Mainumby was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Gelacio to maneuver through the defense. In the 19th minute of the match Thanos Kalikis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Guaberto Cucao showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Guaberto Cucao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thanos Kalikis in the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toma Merlushkin in the 23rd minute of play forced Mainumby's goalkeeper Guaberto Cucao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, El Pinar's goalkeeper Ni Tian Peng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lázaro Chap. Nikos Valassiou scored 0-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guaberto Cucao, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Guaberto Cucao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Valassiou in the 29th minute of play. Mainumby's Guaberto Cucao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrik Holden in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Valassiou in the 32nd minute of play forced Mainumby's goalkeeper Guaberto Cucao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, Nikos Valassiou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Pinar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Guaberto Cucao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Valassiou in the 38th minute of the match. In the 41st minute of the match, Ladislao Serafo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ni Tian Peng saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Nikos Valassiou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Mainumby made a substitution. Victor Gelmiro replaced David Isusko. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lázaro Chap to strike the kick off in the second half. El Pinar's Thanos Kalikis came free and shot a quick shot against goal 56 minutes in the game, fortunately Guaberto Cucao had problems saving as it came toward the left post. In the 57th minute Francisco Dominic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Tian Peng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Mainumby getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Dante Sidro hit a great ball. In the 60th minute Duarte Castellon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guaberto Cucao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Duarte Castellon took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guaberto Cucao. Guaberto Cucao dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. When El Pinar's Duarte Castellon in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mainumby's goalie prevented a goal. El Pinar's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Thanos Kalikis in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute, Francisco Dominic left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mainumby fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Nikos Valassious short, quick shot in the 68thth minute got Guaberto Cucao to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanos Kalikis came free with the goalkeeper in the 72nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Guaberto Cucao could save by the left post. After 73 minutes Mainumby's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Thanos Kalikis who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Thanos Kalikis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Guaberto Cucao quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ni Tian Peng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lázaro Chap in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute Duarte Castellon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guaberto Cucao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guaberto Cucao was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nikos Valassiou showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-6 in the 82 minute of play. Ni Tian Peng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Dominic in the 85th minute of the match. When Mainumby's Francisco Dominic in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Pinar's goalie prevented a goal. In the 91st minute, Lázaro Chap ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ni Tian Peng was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-6. The supporters of Mainumby booed when El Pinar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duarte Castellon didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Serafo in the 96th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Ni Tian Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ni Tian Peng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ladislao Serafo in the 96th minute of play. El Pinar played a much better game than Mainumby and deserved their victory. The Mainumby players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.