Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Heigo Luiga started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute Cristo Basajaun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Óscar Cordoba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cristo Basajaun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Óscar Cordoba was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 15th minute, Heigo Luiga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.A.Independiente fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. When Matias Bilintx came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Sporting de Gijón 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 Matias Bilintx couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute, Cristo Basajaun ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Óscar Cordoba was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After having played for 26 minutes, Heigo Luiga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C.A.Independiente's supporters crossed their fingers, but Heigo Luiga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 28 minutes into the game, Carlo Crema was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting de Gijón's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.A.Independiente the free kick. The supporters of C.A.Independiente booed when Sporting de Gijón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlo Crema didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heigo Luiga in the 31st minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Óscar Cordoba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristo Basajaun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When C.A.Independiente's Cristo Basajaun in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting de Gijón's goalie prevented a goal. Heigo Luiga kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. When the match clock showed 42 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Matias Bilintx sped through C.A.Independiente's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ciriaco Macias. The supporters of Sporting de Gijón booed when C.A.Independiente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Øyvind Rovik didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciriaco Macias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Maradona in the 47th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Matias Bilintx was the one to do the kick off. In the 64th minute Sporting de Gijón were awarded a corner. Saturnino Curcio went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 73rd minute, Matias Bilintx ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ciriaco Macias was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. After a rather tough play, Sporting de Gijón's Saturnino Curcio got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute, Saturnino Curcio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Øyvind Rovik 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. C.A.Independiente's Jaroslaw Psikuta was substituted for Nereo Frederico. After a rather tough play, C.A.Independiente's Øyvind Rovik got a free kick in the 89th minute. Ciriaco Macias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wayne Rooney in the 93rd minute of the match.