Friendly League

Jo Dunlop Stadium
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. Leopoldo Gurutz started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl Fry in the 3rd minute of play forced RÚSTICOS F.C's goalkeeper Arsenio Quexal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Daniel Montay fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RÚSTICOS F.C's protests and gave Daniel Montay a yellow card for diving instead. Daniel Montay hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 6 minutes into the match, RÚSTICOS F.C's goalkeeper Arsenio Quexal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dean Townsley. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leopoldo Gurutz in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Walter Allanson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Leopoldo Gurutz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Walter Allanson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Gurutz in the 19th minute of play. Abel Natanael struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Walter Allanson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RÚSTICOS F.C. Walter Allanson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Natanael, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After 29 minutes of play, RÚSTICOS F.C's Abel Natanael made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Walter Allanson was left in no man's land by his defense there! 33 minutes into the match, Hilsea's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Gurutz came free, but Walter Allanson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 34 played minutes RÚSTICOS F.C got a freekick which was hit by Bernardino Baumer. In the 36th match minute, RÚSTICOS F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardino Baumer to maneuver through the defense. Walter Allanson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopoldo Gurutz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joey Sharples hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Hilsea's Walter Allanson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardino Baumer in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Leopoldo Gurutz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RÚSTICOS F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leopoldo Gurutz in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Walter Allanson saved Hilsea from getting behind. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Walter Allanson made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Leopoldo Gurutz sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Walter Allanson managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when RÚSTICOS F.C's Leopoldo Gurutz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match clock showed 61 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Leopoldo Gurutz sped through Hilsea's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Walter Allanson. Leopoldo Gurutz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Karl Fry's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arsenio Quexal was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. In the 70th minute, Karl Fry ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arsenio Quexal was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. When the match clock showed 75 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Leopoldo Gurutz sped through Hilsea's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Walter Allanson. Leopoldo Gurutz succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-6 in the 80th playminute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ariel Santxol during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th minute, Ariel Santxol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arsenio Quexal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl Fry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.