Friendly League

Sergio Navarro
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcelino Bartolome took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fabricio Xabel took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Timoteo Cordarin. Timoteo Cordarin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 8 minutes into the game, Hacha y Tiza FC's Clemente Bihar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Timoteo Cordarin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 14thth minute of the game Marcelino Bartolome who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hacha y Tiza FC's Erubiel Osoro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Erubiel Osoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Valente in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute of the match Naboonga OFF got a corner. Hacha y Tiza FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Genaro Palben ran over to the corner to take the kick. 20 minutes into the game, Fabricio Xabel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hacha y Tiza FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Naboonga OFF the free kick. After 20 played minutes Hacha y Tiza FC got a freekick which was hit by Fabricio Xabel. Clemente Bihar's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Timoteo Cordarin firmly grabbed it by the left post. Naboonga OFF's Timoteo Cordarin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clemente Bihar in the 26th minute of play. Erubiel Osoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelino Bartolome, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 29th minute, Hacha y Tiza FC's Clemente Bihar ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Timoteo Cordarin. Timoteo Cordarin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. 37 minutes into the game, Atilano Millan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hacha y Tiza FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Naboonga OFF the free kick. In the 37th minute, Atilano Millan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Naboonga OFF's Americo Macias got a free kick in the 39th minute. Timoteo Cordarin made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Fabricio Xabel sent off a good shot on target. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Clemente Bihar to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the game, Clemente Bihar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Timoteo Cordarin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 59 minutes into the match, Fabricio Xabel notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Naboonga OFF's Timoteo Cordarin. Timoteo Cordarin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 63 minutes into the match, Naboonga OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Clemente Bihar came free, but Timoteo Cordarin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Timoteo Cordarin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clemente Bihar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Salvador Peio fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Naboonga OFF's protests and gave Salvador Peio a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd minute there was a penalty for Hacha y Tiza FC. Isaac Erramu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Timoteo Cordarin. 7-1. After some careless play in the Naboonga OFF defense, Orlando Constancio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Timoteo Cordarin. The Naboonga OFF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Timoteo Cordarin should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Hacha y Tiza FC's Ambrosio Lalla got a free kick in the 77th minute. Timoteo Cordarin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Constancio in the 81st minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Fernando Peruxu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Timoteo Cordarin. Naboonga OFF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernando Peruxu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-1. A sloppy throw-in by Aquiles Monte in the 91st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Naboonga OFF's Delmar Semeno. Salvador Peio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Erubiel Osoro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 95 minutes, Nicolas Calixto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hacha y Tiza FC and the Naboonga OFF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Timoteo Cordarin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Orlando Constancio went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 11-1 was the resulting score. When the referee ended the match the Hacha y Tiza FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.