Friendly League

La Xibombonera
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tage Backlund took the kick off in the first half of the match. Xiboquinha FC were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Fractal FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tiberiu Jienescu took the corner. Conrado Urre thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Urbano Firman, a very annoying self made goal in the 8th minute which led to 1-0. In the 13th minute, Wilfredo Eleder made a precise shot to the right of Rony Zanette. Xiboquinha FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Tage Backlund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Urbano Firman made a huge save. After 17 played minutes Xiboquinha FC got a freekick which was hit by Andrey Villasante. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Igor de Sousa in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rony Zanette saved Xiboquinha FC from getting behind. In a very dangerous position, a player in Xiboquinha FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! After some careless play in the Xiboquinha FC defense, Mustafa Necati İşcan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rony Zanette. The Xiboquinha FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rony Zanette should have stopped the shot. Manoel Couto might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Urbano Firman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manoel Couto ran back to his position shaking his head. Urbano Firman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manoel Couto in the 26th minute of the match. Fractal FC's Urbano Firman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tage Backlund in the 28th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tage Backlund got free with Urbano Firman in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34th minute, Tage Backlund 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. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fractal FC's goalkeeper Urbano Firman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fractal FC's Urbano Firman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Fractal FC from getting a goal against them. Rony Zanette made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor de Sousa in the 43rd minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Igor de Sousa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Xiboquinha FC's goalkeeper Rony Zanette had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Artemio Gergori. After 54 minutes, Artemio Gergori made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Xiboquinha FC's Rony Zanette tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 63rd minute Wilfredo Eleder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rony Zanette saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rony Zanette was a little too slow when Jonathan Loren got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 66th minute. The score was now 1-5. Rony Zanette made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor de Sousa in the 68th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Fractal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tage Backlund came free, but Urbano Firman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 75th minute of the game. One of Fractal FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Xiboquinha FC:s goal. The referee gave Xiboquinha FC a penalty, 76 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Tiberiu Jienescu, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Fractal FC's Urbano Firman. 2-5. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Rony Zanette successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Rony Zanette made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor de Sousa in the 91st minute of play. 98 minutes into the match, Xiboquinha FC's goalkeeper Rony Zanette had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Artemio Gergori. When the final whistle sounded Fractal FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Xiboquinha FC.