Friendly League

Estadio Ibarreta
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edries Liau made the kick off which started today's match. Ivan Mangope made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justino Bidari in the 12th minute of play. Adan Cuartio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Mangope having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Justino Bidari put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ivan Mangope. In the 22nd minute Edries Liau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaudencio Gaitan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ignacio Luar charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ignacio Luar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Rata de alcantarilla getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Ignacio Luar hit a great ball. Bernard Thokozani succeeded in the game's 25th minute to get real power on a long shot . Rata de alcantarilla's Gaudencio Gaitan hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 1-1! Gaudencio Gaitan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edries Liau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Springbok's Ivan Mangope proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Springbok from getting a goal against them. Justino Bidari charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Justino Bidari the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Justino Bidari hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Adan Cuartio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edries Liau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 42 minutes, Justino Bidari managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rata de alcantarilla's supporters crossed their fingers, but Justino Bidari was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gaudencio Gaitan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edries Liau in the 44th minute of play. Adan Cuartio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Justino Bidari to make the kick off. Gaudencio Gaitan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edries Liau, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. If Adan Cuartio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute, Raul Havier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 57 minutes, Bernard Thokozani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Springbok's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernard Thokozani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Justino Bidari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivan Mangope made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adan Cuartio in the 61st minute of play. Adan Cuartio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Mangope having to interfere. After 66 played minutes Rata de alcantarilla got a freekick which was hit by Raul Havier. Adan Cuartio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Mangope having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adan Cuartio in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivan Mangope prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ivan Mangope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justino Bidari, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 83rd minute, Justino Bidari ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivan Mangope was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Springbok's goalkeeper Ivan Mangope, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Rata de alcantarilla getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Paolo Jacindo hit a great ball. Ivan Mangope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justino Bidari, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. If Takalani Josephs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rata de alcantarilla's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.