Friendly League

Antonio María Claret
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dantae Prat started the match with the kick off. Mantzio Porlier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anastasio Baena in the 5th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Claretiano FC's goal looked a bit too open when Anastasio Baena came free, but Mantzio Porlier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Mercurio Diguja fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Spor Las Huevas's protests and gave Mercurio Diguja a yellow card for diving instead. In the 14th minute Mede Torriba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mantzio Porlier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 17 minutes into the game, when Caracakingo Ontova put in a rough tackle. Caracakingo Ontova hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute of the match Shepherd Herro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mantzio Porlier skillfully saved the ball. Mercurio Diguja was shown his second yellow card after 21 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Claretiano FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 25th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Spor Las Huevas a penalty, 26 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Shepherd Herro, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Claretiano FC's Mantzio Porlier. 0-2. Mantzio Porlier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteve Villajane in the 29th minute of play. Vincent Ibaute recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 39th minute, Cristian Borbolla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cebrian Trinidad was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 47th minute, Confesor Hebia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Esteve Villajane made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hodei Espindola in the 57th minute of play forced Spor Las Huevas's goalkeeper Cebrian Trinidad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bitxintxo Fururia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 59th minute, Esteve Villajane 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. After some careless play in the Spor Las Huevas defense, Hodei Espindola kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cebrian Trinidad. The Spor Las Huevas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cebrian Trinidad should have stopped the shot. Cebrian Trinidad stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dantae Prat's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Cebrian Trinidad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Borbolla, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 73 minutes into the match, Claretiano FC's goalkeeper Mantzio Porlier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anastasio Baena. After a defensive mix-up in Claretiano FC's zone, Esteve Villajane stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mantzio Porlier came out of the goal and Esteve Villajane tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 84 minutes, Dantae Prat mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Claretiano FC and the Spor Las Huevas players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th match minute, Claretiano FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dantae Prat to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the match, Spor Las Huevas's goal looked a bit too open when Vincent Ibaute came free, but Cebrian Trinidad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anastasio Baena got free with Mantzio Porlier in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Ixona Torrent came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Spor Las Huevas 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 Ixona Torrent couldn't finish the play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Spor Las Huevas players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Claretiano FC.