Friendly League

Ciudad de Batán
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, 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. Acácio Nogueira started the match with the kick off. Ni Le Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Venancio Unai in the 3rd minute of play. After 9 played minutes Arsenal got a freekick which was hit by Julio Gonzales. Ni Le Zheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Venancio Unai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ni Le Zheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Mano in the 14th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Acácio Nogueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Martínez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute AC Batán were awarded a corner. Gong Feng went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Konrad Wielkopolski heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Konrad Wielkopolski kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Arsenal's zone, Acácio Nogueira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Martínez came out of the goal and Acácio Nogueira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of AC Batán booed when Arsenal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejandro Bemabe didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st minute, Acácio Nogueira fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Emiliano Martínez, passed just outside the right post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Venancio Unai in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ni Le Zheng saved AC Batán from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Venancio Unai in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ni Le Zheng saved AC Batán from getting behind. In the 35th minute, Cristo Serapio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ni Le Zheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Venancio Unai in the 39th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

52 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goal looked a bit too open when Venancio Unai came free, but Ni Le Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emiliano Martínez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konrad Wielkopolski in the 58th minute of the match. The supporters of AC Batán booed when Arsenal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejandro Bemabe didn't get a good kick on the ball. It was beautiful to see AC Batán's José Carlos da Silveira in action when he in the 65th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Emiliano Martínez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Acácio Nogueira in the 71st minute of play. Konrad Wielkopolski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Emiliano Martínez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Acácio Nogueira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emiliano Martínez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. If Gerardo Mano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. AC Batán made a substitution. Cido Cardozo replaced Acácio Nogueira. A collision led to Arsenal getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Julio Gonzales hit a great ball. Cido Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ni Le Zheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerardo Mano in the 86th minute. If Konrad Wielkopolski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cido Cardozo in the 93rd minute of play forced Arsenal's goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cido Cardozo might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emiliano Martínez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cido Cardozo ran back to his position shaking his head.