Friendly League

Tomas A. Duco
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Natalio Elivareo took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Alzaga FC's Natalio Elivareo in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Guns And Roses's goalie prevented a goal. After 7 minutes of play, Alzaga FC's Manuel Ekain made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristo Domenec was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 12th minute Natalio Elivareo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristo Domenec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristo Domenec came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Alzaga FC's Natalio Elivareo. But to his dismay, Natalio Elivareo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The Alzaga FC fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when Alzaga FC's Natalio Elivareo 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 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience thought a goal was coming when Astor Garaona got free with Conan Ledesma in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Alzaga FC booed when Guns And Roses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Neron didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Guns And Roses's goalkeeper Cristo Domenec, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 35 minutes into the match, Alzaga FC's Martin Indartsu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristo Domenec narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 43 played minutes, Alzaga FC's Apolo Cordarryl shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cristo Domenec 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 Alzaga FC reached it. When Natalio Elivareo came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Alzaga FC 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 Natalio Elivareo couldn't finish the play.

In the 54th match minute, Guns And Roses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Arnas to maneuver through the defense. Alberto Fernández fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristo Domenec having to interfere. Natalio Elivareo succeeded in the game's 58th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-5. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Natalio Elivareo in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristo Domenec prevented the ball from getting in the gole. David Mikeldi's late challenge caught a Alzaga FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Mikeldi helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Guns And Roses fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 72nd minute. Penalty! 76 minutes into the match, Natalio Elivareo notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Guns And Roses's Cristo Domenec. Cristo Domenec was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Astor Garaona kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Alzaga FC's Matias Abella got a free kick in the 79th minute. 83 minutes into the match, Natalio Elivareo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristo Domenec. Guns And Roses's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Natalio Elivareo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-9. The audience was convinced that Natalio Elivareo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristo Domenec was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Martin Indartsu came free with the goalkeeper in the 98th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cristo Domenec could save by the left post. Alzaga FC played a much better game than Guns And Roses and deserved their victory. The Guns And Roses players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.