Friendly League

New York Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) . SC Manhattan .'s Chico Valadares 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. When Gilmar Cuadrillero fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sporting Buceo's protests and gave Gilmar Cuadrillero a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Sporting Buceo's Gilmar Cuadrillero got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 4 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Kismi Tojedo came free, but Matias Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 7 played minutes Sporting Buceo got a freekick which was hit by Bartoleme Ceja. In the 8th minute, Chico Valadares reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Angelo Carballal. The goal made the score 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Sporting Buceo's goalkeeper Angelo Carballal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chico Valadares. After 13 played minutes Sporting Buceo got a freekick which was hit by Xacintu Urruchua. Bartuelo Masferrer's late challenge caught a . SC Manhattan .'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bartuelo Masferrer helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of . SC Manhattan . booed when Sporting Buceo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bartuelo Masferrer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Angelo Carballal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chico Valadares in the 18th minute of play. Pastor Pio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Angelo Carballal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. After some careless play in the Sporting Buceo defense, Chico Valadares kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Angelo Carballal. The Sporting Buceo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Angelo Carballal should have stopped the shot. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nardo Tuo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Edward Czech kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Angelo Carballal. That made the score 3-0 in the 27 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Chico Valadares kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Angelo Carballal. That made the score 4-0 in the 31 minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Chico Valadares notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Sporting Buceo's Angelo Carballal. Angelo Carballal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Matias Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kismi Tojedo in the 44th minute of play. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kismi Tojedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Van Dijk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Guido Arizabal made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sagrario Yribarren got free with Matias Taffarel in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nardo Tuo in the 53rd minute of play forced . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Matias Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kismi Tojedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sporting Buceo's Angelo Carballal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Valadares in the 58th minute of play. A collision led to Sporting Buceo getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Gilmar Cuadrillero hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chico Valadares in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Angelo Carballal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chico Valadares scored 8-0 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Angelo Carballal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 76 played minutes . SC Manhattan . got a freekick which was hit by Doğa Yurday. In the 77th minute, Gilmar Cuadrillero got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Matias Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kismi Tojedo in the 79th minute. Van Dijk kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. With his leg Matias Taffarel managed to avoid a goal in the 81stth minute, when Sporting Buceo's Guido Arizabal fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sporting Buceo's Angelo Carballal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Valadares in the 82nd minute of play. When . SC Manhattan .'s Chico Valadares in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting Buceo's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, . SC Manhattan .'s Matias Taffarel got control of the ball when Kismi Tojedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Angelo Carballal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chico Valadares in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Pastor Pio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The . SC Manhattan . fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. . SC Manhattan . walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.