Friendly League

SARUMAN Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Julien Álvarez got the match started through his kick off. Hortêncio Vander blasted a shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cent Berre having to make a save. In the 6thth minute of the game Hortêncio Vander who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Falcor Athletic Club's Cent Berre was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Nada Pontual F.C getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Emilio Casomiro hit a great ball. In the 11th match minute, Nada Pontual F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexsandro Linares to maneuver through the defense. After 12 played minutes Falcor Athletic Club got a freekick which was hit by Baldomiro Austin. In the 17th minute, Hortêncio Vander made a precise shot to the right of Cent Berre. Falcor Athletic Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Hortêncio Vander might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cent Berre. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hortêncio Vander ran back to his position shaking his head. 23 minutes into the match, Falcor Athletic Club's goal looked a bit too open when Hortêncio Vander came free, but Cent Berre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernabe Gomez hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute Falcor Athletic Club were awarded a corner. Michal Bobrowski went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 29th minute, Hortêncio Vander left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nada Pontual F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The audience was convinced that Hortêncio Vander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cent Berre was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Nada Pontual F.C's Sam Marcos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorato Camerino in the 36th minute of play. Cent Berre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hortêncio Vander in the 39th minute of play. Carles De Ligt's late challenge caught a Falcor Athletic Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carles De Ligt helped the player get up and apologised. Carles De Ligt hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Silvio Atarratze could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Sam Marcos made a huge save. The Falcor Athletic Club players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Nada Pontual F.C were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Macit Buyrukalp made a kick off. Julien Álvarez struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Sam Marcos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Falcor Athletic Club. In the 60th minute Macit Buyrukalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cent Berre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nada Pontual F.C's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bernabe Gomez in the 61st minute. Macit Buyrukalp might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cent Berre. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Macit Buyrukalp ran back to his position shaking his head. 66 minutes into the game, Macit Buyrukalp cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Cent Berre was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sam Marcos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julien Álvarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute, Macit Buyrukalp 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. Nada Pontual F.C's Cauã Ramos was substituted for Edgar Trigo. After 74 played minutes Nada Pontual F.C got a freekick which was hit by Bernabe Gomez. In the 81st minute Julien Álvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sam Marcos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cauã Ramos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Cent Berre made a huge save. Macit Buyrukalp who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 83rdth minute tested the skills of Cent Berre when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Nada Pontual F.C's Sam Marcos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julien Álvarez in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julien Álvarez in the 86th minute of play forced Nada Pontual F.C's goalkeeper Sam Marcos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 86 minutes, Julien Álvarez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Falcor Athletic Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julien Álvarez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Macit Buyrukalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sam Marcos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Polo, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Sam Marcos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julien Álvarez in the 93rd minute of the match. 96 minutes in the game Silvio Atarratze did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Julien Álvarez. When the final whistle went the supporters of Nada Pontual F.C were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Falcor Athletic Club side.