Friendly League

Elvio Maore
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Axl Rose made the kick off and thus started the match. Clodoveo Aresti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axl Rose, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 6 minutes into the game, Gerard Way cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Clodoveo Aresti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 12th minute Gerard Way shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clodoveo Aresti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Astor Manilan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Howling Dawn U18's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Invisible the free kick. In the 17th match minute, Howling Dawn U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Astor Manilan to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerard Way in the 18th minute of play forced Invisible's goalkeeper Clodoveo Aresti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Astor Manilan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Clodoveo Aresti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axl Rose in the 26th minute of play. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Axl Rose sped through Invisible's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Clodoveo Aresti. 33 minutes into the game, Howling Dawn U18's Gerard Way nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Clodoveo Aresti made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Bittor in the 36th minute of play forced Invisible's goalkeeper Clodoveo Aresti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Invisible's Clodoveo Aresti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Bittor in the 39th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axl Rose in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Clodoveo Aresti saved Invisible from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Txema during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 45th minute, Gabriel Txema hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Invisible players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Howling Dawn U18 were winning 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristo Piorno to strike the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Howling Dawn U18 got a freekick which was hit by Juan Bittor. In the 62nd minute Axl Rose shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clodoveo Aresti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Axl Rose succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 63rd playminute. A collision led to Howling Dawn U18 getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Astor Manilan hit a great ball. Clodoveo Aresti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Uriel Lauren in the 69th minute. The audience was convinced that Axl Rose's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Clodoveo Aresti was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Axl Rose kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Clodoveo Aresti. That made the score 0-5 in the 72 minute of play. Howling Dawn U18 made a substitution. Baltasar Walme replaced Gerard Way. After 76 minutes, Celso Mederi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Invisible and the Howling Dawn U18 players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Howling Dawn U18 booed when Invisible was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celso Mederi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Scott Weiland who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 78thth minute tested the skills of Clodoveo Aresti when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Howling Dawn U18's Uriel Lauren got a free kick in the 81st minute. After having played for 86 minutes, Juan Bittor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Howling Dawn U18's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juan Bittor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Clodoveo Aresti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Scott Weiland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd match minute, Howling Dawn U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Godofredo Bordat to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the match, Joel Matteo notched a goal, 1-6, to the right of Howling Dawn U18's Santos Hori. Santos Hori was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Invisible fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Howling Dawn U18 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.