Friendly League

Santiago Bernabéu
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Club Deportivo O IRIXO's Indalecio Morcego started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Indalecio Morcego came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Club Deportivo O IRIXO 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 Indalecio Morcego couldn't finish the play. In the 6th minute, Manole Cristoiu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leonardo Romani was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 12th minute, Juan Netto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute, Mario Zapatero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Orgullo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 23 minutes into the game, Manole Cristoiu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Leonardo Romani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 26 minutes into the match, Manole Cristoiu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leonardo Romani. Club Deportivo O IRIXO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manole Cristoiu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Orgullo's Artzai Tarin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Indalecio Morcego in the 31st minute of play. Leonardo Romani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manole Cristoiu went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Orgullo's Manole Cristoiu got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leonardo Romani came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Orgullo's Manole Cristoiu. But to his dismay, Manole Cristoiu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. 44 minutes into the match, Manole Cristoiu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leonardo Romani. Club Deportivo O IRIXO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manole Cristoiu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manole Cristoiu made a kick off. After 53rd play minutes Manole Cristoiu shot 9-0, a short shot which went by Leonardo Romani and just under the crossbar into goal. The supporters of Orgullo booed when Club Deportivo O IRIXO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Macerio Sarro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manole Cristoiu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leonardo Romani having to make a save. In the 61st minute Manole Cristoiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Romani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonardo Romani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manole Cristoiu in the 62nd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Manole Cristoiu notched a goal, 10-0, to the right of Club Deportivo O IRIXO's Leonardo Romani. Leonardo Romani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 68th minute, Manole Cristoiu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Orgullo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. The Orgullo fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when Orgullo's Manole Cristoiu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 12-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 76 minutes into the match, Orgullo's Manole Cristoiu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonardo Romani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Manole Cristoiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute, Macerio Sarro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonardo Romani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manole Cristoiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 87 minutes, Yan Chuan Yang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Orgullo and the Club Deportivo O IRIXO players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 87 played minutes Orgullo got a freekick which was hit by Yan Chuan Yang. Manole Cristoiu scored 13-0 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonardo Romani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Manole Cristoiu struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Leonardo Romani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Orgullo. Orgullo walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.