Friendly League

Estadio del Mar
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rafael Zaldua took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute of the match G A I S got a corner. Miramar Is Back's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Matthias Bern ran over to the corner to take the kick. Sixten Ekström made in the 15th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Miramar Is Back's Julio Alvarez. 16 minutes into the match, G A I S's goalkeeper Staffan Eckegren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arsi Eronen. Hermengildo Claude took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cléber Marinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miramar Is Back's Hermengildo Claude played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthias Bern in the 20th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Miramar Is Back's goal looked a bit too open when Herman Biörkman came free, but Hermengildo Claude reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hermengildo Claude stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Herman Biörkman's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Hermengildo Claude showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthias Bern, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Baldomero Libertad kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. If Claudinei Lucas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute Blas Venceslas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Staffan Eckegren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hermengildo Claude took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norman Mabalane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Staffan Eckegren was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Claudinei Lucas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 42 minute of play. Cléber Marinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermengildo Claude having to interfere. Hermengildo Claude showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cléber Marinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Staffan Eckegren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinei Lucas in the 52nd minute of play. The supporters of Miramar Is Back booed when G A I S was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthias Bern didn't get a good kick on the ball. Staffan Eckegren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinei Lucas, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cléber Marinho in the 67th minute of play forced Miramar Is Back's goalkeeper Hermengildo Claude to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miramar Is Back were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after G A I S's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hakkı Aslan took the corner. Staffan Eckegren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsi Eronen in the 76th minute of play. In the 91st minute, G A I S's Alain Gibert seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Alain Gibert the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of G A I S protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Alain Gibert had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for G A I S! G A I S:s Staffan Eckegren showed great skill when he stopped Hakkı Aslan:s penalty. In the 97th match minute, G A I S was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Zaldua to maneuver through the defense. Staffan Eckegren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinei Lucas, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Miramar Is Back had won after a very even match.