Friendly League

Arnulfo Iraido
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Darkness's Ole-Gunnar Klose 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. In the 3rd minute Alexandros Peropoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pete Luna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Frasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolfo Jacindo, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Pete Luna was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alexandros Peropoulos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. When Barrialito AFC's Alexandros Peropoulos in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Darkness's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Darkness's Pete Luna got control of the ball when Alexandros Peropoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Darkness's Pete Luna proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Darkness from getting a goal against them. 24 minutes into the match, Barrialito AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ole-Gunnar Klose came free, but Felix Frasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexandros Peropoulos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pete Luna read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. After 26 minutes Darkness's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jaime Eleazar who took care of the corner kick. Barrialito AFC's Jaime Eleazar was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pete Luna in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to Darkness getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Peter Achenbach hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the match, Barrialito AFC's Jaime Eleazar broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Barrialito AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jaime Eleazar in the 35th minute. After a rather tough play, Barrialito AFC's Faustino Lehoi got a free kick in the 45th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alexandros Peropoulos was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conrado Txordon in the 52nd minute of play forced Darkness's goalkeeper Pete Luna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 54 played minutes Barrialito AFC got a freekick which was hit by Conrado Txordon. Darkness's Rodriguinho Duarte was substituted for Kane Einstein. The supporters of Barrialito AFC booed when Darkness was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolas Orland didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pete Luna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandros Peropoulos in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodriguinho Duarte in the 63rd minute of play forced Barrialito AFC's goalkeeper Felix Frasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adolfo Jacindo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Felix Frasco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. After 76 minutes, Alexandros Peropoulos made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Darkness's Pete Luna tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Darkness's Pablo-Enrique Cuba was substituted for Aldebaran Tauro. Barrialito AFC made a substitution. Aquiles Beat replaced Alexandros Peropoulos. Barrialito AFC made a substitution. Slawomir Witkowski replaced Conrado Txordon. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adolfo Jacindo got free with Felix Frasco in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Darkness defense, Aquiles Beat kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pete Luna. The Darkness fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pete Luna should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquiles Beat in the 90th minute of play forced Darkness's goalkeeper Pete Luna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Faustino Lehoi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barrialito AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. If Slawomir Witkowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Barrialito AFC had won after a very even match.