Friendly League

El Gran Palacio
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Oskar Törnblom took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gerardo Guerau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İskender Yörük, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edvin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florentino Dolfo in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yang Ning Wei in the 10th minute of play forced Municipales FC's goalkeeper Edvin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, The Old Boys's Miromir Dzerwucki got a free kick in the 12th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Salvador Santos could shoot a difficult shot in the 15th minute, which Gerardo Guerau however easily saved by the left post. Gerardo Guerau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İskender Yörük in the 24th minute of the match. Edvin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oskar Törnblom, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Salvador Santos got free with Gerardo Guerau in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 32nd minute Wang Kun Yang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute Salvador Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerardo Guerau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 40 played minutes The Old Boys got a freekick which was hit by Yang Ning Wei. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Angelito Di Maria charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Angelito Di Maria the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of The Old Boys booed when Municipales FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelito Di Maria didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edvin van der Sar was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Florentino Dolfo. Gerardo Guerau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgardo Quintun, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 64th minute, Edgardo Quintun made a precise shot to the right of Gerardo Guerau. The Old Boys's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After taking down the ball on Municipales FC's corner Eliodor Oroveanu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gerardo Guerau quite easily take care of the ball. In the 71st minute Isidro Gartzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the game, Edgardo Quintun cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Gerardo Guerau was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Edvin van der Sar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oskar Törnblom in the 80th minute. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Old Boys's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eliodor Oroveanu was slow to take the kick. During this time Municipales FC's players had a chance to rest. Eliodor Oroveanu made a great header on Municipales FC's corner, it was just that The Old Boys's Gerardo Guerau managed to reach the ball for a save. Gerardo Guerau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Quintun in the 87th minute of the match. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Old Boys's goalkeeper Gerardo Guerau, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Edgardo Quintun hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Edvin van der Sar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wang Kun Yang went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. The supporters of Municipales FC booed when The Old Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florentino Dolfo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Old Boys's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.