Friendly League

Gigante
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xiao Rotalo started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes of play, Gigante da Colina's Cristiano Nogueira made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emilio Trespalacios was left in no man's land by his defense there! La Granja's Emilio Trespalacios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Nogueira in the 12th minute of play. After 14 minutes of play, La Granja's Washington Othaz made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juan Arruda was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Xurdin Arozamena came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the La Granja 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 Xurdin Arozamena couldn't finish the play. Emilio Trespalacios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto Leme in the 20th minute of play. Emilio Trespalacios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Nogueira in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xiao Rotalo in the 24th minute of play forced Gigante da Colina's goalkeeper Juan Arruda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xurdin Arozamena hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Juan Arruda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Washington Othaz in the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Gigante da Colina's goal looked a bit too open when Xiao Rotalo came free, but Juan Arruda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If David Pis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juan Arruda didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Washington Othaz went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. 48 minutes into the match, Gigante da Colina's goal looked a bit too open when Washington Othaz came free, but Juan Arruda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When La Granja's Washington Othaz in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gigante da Colina's goalie prevented a goal. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Juan Arruda didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from David Pis went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Xurdin Arozamena hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the game, Gigante da Colina's Cristiano Nogueira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emilio Trespalacios made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Juan Arruda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xiao Rotalo in the 64th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Pis got free with Juan Arruda in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Juan Arruda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xiao Rotalo in the 73rd minute. In the 74th match minute, La Granja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xurdin Arozamena to maneuver through the defense. Zeruko Elizondo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Juan Arruda made a huge save. In the 85th minute, Iuri Queirós ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilio Trespalacios was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, David Pis managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Granja's supporters rose to their feet, but David Pis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juan Arruda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 90 minutes into the match, La Granja's goal looked a bit too open when Iuri Queirós came free, but Emilio Trespalacios reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emilio Trespalacios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iuri Queirós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.