Friendly League

Congo Bongo Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sporting de Gijón's Matias Bilintx 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damaso Sancho in the 4th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Máté Márton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Bilintx in the 5th minute of the match. Óscar Cordoba made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Damaso Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Damaso Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Óscar Cordoba made a huge save. Máté Márton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matias Bilintx, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Óscar Cordoba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damaso Sancho in the 12th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Sporting de Gijón's Kauan de Barros got a free kick in the 13th minute. Sergio Austin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Óscar Cordoba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute Congo Bongo were awarded a corner. Franz Beckenbauer went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Sergio Austin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba did a great save. The crowd rose to their feet as Damaso Sancho kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Óscar Cordoba. That made the score 1-0 in the 20 minute of play. Damaso Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Óscar Cordoba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Damaso Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Damaso Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Óscar Cordoba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Máté Márton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Maradona, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Óscar Cordoba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergio Austin in the 37th minute of the match. Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Sporting de Gijón from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damaso Sancho in the 44th 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 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Damaso Sancho in the 47th minute.

In the 52nd minute, Damaso Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Óscar Cordoba. Sporting de Gijón's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The supporters of Congo Bongo booed when Sporting de Gijón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kauan de Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Damaso Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Óscar Cordoba having to interfere. Óscar Cordoba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damaso Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sergio Austin kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Máté Márton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Maradona, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damaso Sancho in the 75th minute of play. Caleb Law kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Congo Bongo's Arnaldo Oidor was substituted for Sergio Austin. Caleb Law hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After having played for 78 minutes, Damaso Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Congo Bongo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damaso Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Mario Zanabria replaced Venancio Emesto. Damaso Sancho struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Óscar Cordoba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Congo Bongo. In the 83rd minute Damaso Sancho 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. A collision led to Congo Bongo getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Caleb Law hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Damaso Sancho put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Óscar Cordoba. 94 minutes into the match, Congo Bongo's goalkeeper Máté Márton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matias Bilintx. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Congo Bongo had won after a very even match.