Friendly League

Tortuguitas FC
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leandro Aires started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Jesús Puyol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 6 played minutes, REUS NILOGA's Ibar Urquijo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jerónimo Bettencourt 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 REUS NILOGA reached it. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind REUS NILOGA's goalkeeper Jaime Gene, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Tortugas getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Damian Benat hit a great ball. Jerónimo Bettencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benet Saez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leandro Aires in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jaime Gene prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leandro Aires received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jaime Gene came out and tried to block the shot, but Leandro Aires slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 21st minute. In the 26th minute Mosen Dominguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerónimo Bettencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute of the game Ibar Urquijo made a throw-in which Ibar Urquijo played forward. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Leandro Aires managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tortugas's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro Aires was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jaime Gene breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ibar Urquijo made in the 31st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Benet Saez immediately put the ball in play. Leandro Aires's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jaime Gene read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Tukul Pamungkas hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. The supporters of Tortugas booed when REUS NILOGA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ibar Urquijo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

After 53 minutes, Leandro Aires made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. REUS NILOGA's Jaime Gene tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Leandro Aires struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Jaime Gene didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tortugas. Leandro Aires might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jaime Gene. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leandro Aires ran back to his position shaking his head. Jaime Gene showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Aires in the 58th minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Leandro Aires had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jaime Gene. REUS NILOGA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leandro Aires was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. In the 68th minute, Leandro Aires made a precise shot to the right of Jaime Gene. REUS NILOGA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. When Leandro Aires came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Tortugas 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 Leandro Aires couldn't finish the play. A sloppy throw-in by Ibar Urquijo in the 74th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Tortugas's Damian Benat. In the 76th minute Leandro Aires shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Gene saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leandro Aires during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 81st minute, one of REUS NILOGA:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for REUS NILOGA. Jaime Gene went to the wrong direction when Ihedioha Batalawa was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After a defensive mix-up in REUS NILOGA's zone, Leandro Aires stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jaime Gene came out of the goal and Leandro Aires tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Leandro Aires's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jaime Gene was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Galsino Jauregui hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. If Leandro Aires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jaime Gene showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Aires in the 92nd minute of the match. Jaime Gene showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Aires, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Jaime Gene made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Aires in the 97th minute of play. If Olufemi Ononogbo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jaime Gene showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Aires in the 98th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Tortugas had played much better football throughout.