Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Maximo Orain made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Tuste in the 6th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvestre Vilalobos made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Venancio Emesto sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Tuste in the 11th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 12th minute, but Silvestre Vilalobos got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Los Golosos hanging dry this time. Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximo Orain in the 14th minute of play. Óscar Cordoba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximo Orain, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Los Golosos's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Maradona came free, but Silvestre Vilalobos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute of the match Sporting de Gijón got a corner. Los Golosos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Saturnino Curcio ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximo Orain in the 30th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximo Orain in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Óscar Cordoba saved Sporting de Gijón from getting behind. Óscar Cordoba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximo Orain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, Serafin Leguizamón was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los Golosos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting de Gijón the free kick. A collision led to Los Golosos getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Serafin Leguizamón hit a great ball. Silvestre Vilalobos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Venancio Emesto in the 40th minute of the match. Silvestre Vilalobos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Bilintx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Estevez in the 43rd minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute Nicolas Estevez 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. Óscar Cordoba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Estevez, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Los Golosos's Nicolas Estevez managed to work through Sporting de Gijón's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Nicolas Estevez dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Matias Bilintx to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Los Golosos getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Christian Bakar hit a great ball. Saturnino Curcio kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Maximo Orain kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Los Golosos's Silvestre Vilalobos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matias Bilintx in the 57th minute of play. If Venancio Emesto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Silvestre Vilalobos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Bilintx in the 63rd minute of play. After 64 minutes Los Golosos's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Saturnino Curcio who took care of the corner kick. When Nicolas Estevez came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Los Golosos 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 Nicolas Estevez couldn't finish the play. Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Tuste in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd match minute, Los Golosos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Han Xiang Ang to maneuver through the defense. When Sporting de Gijón's Matias Bilintx in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Golosos's goalie prevented a goal. Silvestre Vilalobos 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 78th minute. Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Mario Zanabria replaced Venancio Emesto. Silvestre Vilalobos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matias Bilintx's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Golosos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Saturnino Curcio was slow to take the kick. During this time Sporting de Gijón's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Sporting de Gijón's corner Saturnino Curcio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Silvestre Vilalobos quite easily take care of the ball. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Golosos's goalkeeper Silvestre Vilalobos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wayne Rooney in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silvestre Vilalobos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Matias Bilintx fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvestre Vilalobos having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matias Bilintx in the 95th minute of play forced Los Golosos's goalkeeper Silvestre Vilalobos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Los Golosos players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.