Friendly League

Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Santiago Txilar took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute Belo Alvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Shantala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Alpachiri AFC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Laureano Acuña hit a great ball. In the 11th match minute, Alpachiri AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Almajan to maneuver through the defense. After 12 played minutes, A.D. Alcorcón's Nereo Acosta shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Roman Shantala came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in A.D. Alcorcón reached it. 16 minutes into the match, A.D. Alcorcón's Erlantz Bermejo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roman Shantala narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Santiago Txilar in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maurino Serena prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Santiago Txilar put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Maurino Serena. 24 minutes into the match, A.D. Alcorcón's goalkeeper Maurino Serena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ladislao Savier. The supporters of A.D. Alcorcón booed when Alpachiri AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paul Almajan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erlantz Bermejo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Shantala having to interfere. Roman Shantala came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by A.D. Alcorcón's Belo Alvarez. But to his dismay, Belo Alvarez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a rather tough play, Alpachiri AFC's Ladislao Savier got a free kick in the 36th minute. When A.D. Alcorcón's Belo Alvarez in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alpachiri AFC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 37thth minute of the game Belo Alvarez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alpachiri AFC's Roman Shantala was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Belo Alvarez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roman Shantala was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Roman Shantala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belo Alvarez in the 38th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the game, Erlantz Bermejo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Roman Shantala was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Belo Alvarez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cido Araújo hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Belo Alvarez made a kick off. Belo Alvarez's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Roman Shantala firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 54th minute, Erlantz Bermejo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roman Shantala was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Roman Shantala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erlantz Bermejo in the 57th minute of the match. A.D. Alcorcón made a substitution. Eusebio Quijana replaced Natxo Cacheres. A.D. Alcorcón made a substitution. Laurin Mangas replaced Nereo Acosta. In the 60th minute A.D. Alcorcón were awarded a corner. Erlantz Bermejo went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led A.D. Alcorcón's Esteban Vadillos to a score. 1-4 in the 60th minute. 63 minutes into the match, A.D. Alcorcón's Erlantz Bermejo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roman Shantala narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Roman Shantala didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erlantz Bermejo went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. In the 66th minute, Arcadio Ramiréz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xesc Jorquera kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Santiago Txilar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurino Serena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Alpachiri AFC's Roman Shantala got control of the ball when Belo Alvarez tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 78th minute of the match A.D. Alcorcón got a corner. Alpachiri AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leroy Antunez ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led A.D. Alcorcón's Leroy Antunez to fire away a dangerous shot which Roman Shantala despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 81 minutes Alpachiri AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leroy Antunez who took care of the corner kick. Maurino Serena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Bartolome, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roman Shantala made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Leroy Antunez sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Alpachiri AFC's zone, Leroy Antunez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roman Shantala came out of the goal and Leroy Antunez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maurino Serena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Txilar, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 95 minutes into the match, Leroy Antunez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roman Shantala. Alpachiri AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leroy Antunez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-7. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. A.D. Alcorcón walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.