Friendly League

El Presidio
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gustavo Birila took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Baraja Española FC's goalkeeper Eustaquio Javiar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sergio Jerano. Eustaquio Javiar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Birila, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. With a little luck, Baraja Española FC's Eustaquio Javiar got control of the ball when Sergio Jerano tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 7thth minute of the game Gustavo Birila who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Baraja Española FC's Eustaquio Javiar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltasar Artaldo in the 10th minute of play forced Papillon AC's goalkeeper Jean Van Damme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Zosimo Vadillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eustaquio Javiar. Baraja Española FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zosimo Vadillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 15 minutes into the match, Papillon AC's goal looked a bit too open when Baltasar Artaldo came free, but Jean Van Damme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 21 minutes, Baltasar Artaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Baraja Española FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Baltasar Artaldo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Medero Medina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baraja Española FC's Eustaquio Javiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zosimo Vadillo in the 26th minute of play. After 31 minutes Papillon AC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Baltasar Artaldo who took care of the corner kick. Sergio Jerano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Eustaquio Javiar made a huge save. Jean Van Damme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baltasar Artaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After 47 played minutes Baraja Española FC got a freekick which was hit by Faustino Tono.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baltasar Artaldo to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bai Bang Xiong during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 51st minute, Bai Bang Xiong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd minute of the match Baraja Española FC got a corner. Papillon AC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Baltasar Artaldo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Baltasar Artaldo in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jean Van Damme prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Birila in the 60th minute of play forced Baraja Española FC's goalkeeper Eustaquio Javiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jean Van Damme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baltasar Artaldo in the 64th minute of the match. Eustaquio Javiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zosimo Vadillo in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Baraja Española FC's goalkeeper Eustaquio Javiar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eustaquio Javiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Jerano in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Birila in the 78th minute of play forced Baraja Española FC's goalkeeper Eustaquio Javiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Zosimo Vadillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustaquio Javiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Birila in the 82nd minute of play forced Baraja Española FC's goalkeeper Eustaquio Javiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baraja Española FC's Jeremias Lopez was substituted for Baltasar Artaldo. Papillon AC made a substitution. Astor Chinto replaced Emiliano Nardo. Gustavo Birila's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eustaquio Javiar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. The Papillon AC fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when Papillon AC's Gustavo Birila looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the referee ended the match the Papillon AC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.