Friendly League

Monumental Marathon
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Liverpool's Hugo Duro 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. Liverpool's León Carbonell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Liverpool from getting a goal against them. Mon Postigo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but León Carbonell made a huge save. In the 10th minute of the match Universitario got a corner. Liverpool's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Carlos Zambrano ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Universitario's corner Carlos Zambrano fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and León Carbonell quite easily take care of the ball. León Carbonell was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Mon Postigo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mon Postigo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Mon Postigo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but León Carbonell made a huge save. Mon Postigo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but León Carbonell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. León Carbonell made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Mon Postigo sent off a good shot on target. In the 20th minute, Mon Postigo 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. If Felipo Manzano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mon Postigo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 25thth minute tested the skills of León Carbonell when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Mon Postigo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mon Postigo got free with León Carbonell in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Liverpool's León Carbonell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Liverpool from getting a goal against them. Liverpool's León Carbonell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Liverpool from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Liverpool's León Carbonell got control of the ball when Mon Postigo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mon Postigo struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. León Carbonell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Universitario. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mon Postigo got free with León Carbonell in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Xavies Berrez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abuzer Gündoğan went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score.

León Carbonell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mon Postigo's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Mon Postigo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without León Carbonell having to make a save. 54 minutes into the match, Liverpool's goal looked a bit too open when Mon Postigo came free, but León Carbonell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Universitario's Mon Postigo in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Liverpool's goalie prevented a goal. 58 minutes into the match, Universitario's Mon Postigo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that León Carbonell narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Hugo Duro fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Liverpool's protests and gave Hugo Duro a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Universitario booed when Liverpool was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Duro didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Mon Postigo came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Universitario fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mon Postigo couldn't finish the play. In the 61st minute, Ubaldo Guzmán hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Universitario's Lionel-Andrés Newell was substituted for Mon Postigo. Ubaldo Guzmán kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute Lionel-Andrés Newell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but León Carbonell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the game, Lionel-Andrés Newell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. León Carbonell was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ubaldo Guzmán hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. León Carbonell didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lionel-Andrés Newell went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Liverpool's goalkeeper León Carbonell, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 70 minutes into the match, Lionel-Andrés Newell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of León Carbonell. Liverpool's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lionel-Andrés Newell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Euloxu Rojas hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 75th match minute, Universitario was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eneto Barrachina to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute, Saturnín Giron sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Universitario's Xavies Berrez didn't even have to move. León Carbonell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel-Andrés Newell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. León Carbonell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel-Andrés Newell in the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th match minute, Liverpool was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abuzer Gündoğan to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by Liverpool's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carlos Zambrano was slow to take the kick. During this time Universitario's players had a chance to rest. The audience was convinced that Lionel-Andrés Newell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but León Carbonell was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel-Andrés Newell in the 92nd minute of play forced Liverpool's goalkeeper León Carbonell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lionel-Andrés Newell scored 7-1 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of León Carbonell, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Liverpool players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Universitario.