Friendly League

Juan Román Riquelme
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alonzo Rito kicked off to start the match. In the 4th match minute, Urko FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonatan Montes to maneuver through the defense. Baldomiro Txindoki stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alonzo Rito's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Edelmiro Haimar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gigel Horhoianu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alonzo Rito who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 13thth minute tested the skills of Baldomiro Txindoki when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 17th minute, Gigel Horhoianu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edelmiro Haimar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Urko FC's Edelmiro Haimar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilson Arósio in the 20th minute of play. When Urko FC's Uriel Guillelme in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 25th minute Orçun Yalınalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edelmiro Haimar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Arósio in the 27th minute of play forced Urko FC's goalkeeper Edelmiro Haimar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Urko FC's goalkeeper Edelmiro Haimar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orçun Yalınalp in the 39th minute of play forced Urko FC's goalkeeper Edelmiro Haimar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Leon Manny managed to get in a good position for a shot. Urko FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leon Manny was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baldomiro Txindoki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to FC UNIREA Alba Iulia getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Orçun Yalınalp hit a great ball. Alonzo Rito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Baldomiro Txindoki made a huge save. Uriel Guillelme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomiro Txindoki having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Orçun Yalınalp to strike the kick off in the second half. Baldomiro Txindoki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alonzo Rito in the 55th minute of play. In the 59th minute Qian Chao Tian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edelmiro Haimar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Baldomiro Txindoki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alonzo Rito in the 61st minute of play. 62 minutes into the game, Orçun Yalınalp recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Edelmiro Haimar. Orçun Yalınalp showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. Alonzo Rito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomiro Txindoki having to interfere. Baldomiro Txindoki stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alonzo Rito's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Urko FC's goal looked a bit too open when Orçun Yalınalp came free, but Edelmiro Haimar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leon Manny kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Wilson Arósio's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Edelmiro Haimar firmly grabbed it by the left post. Baldomiro Txindoki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alonzo Rito in the 78th minute of the match. Orçun Yalınalp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Edelmiro Haimar made a huge save. With an all-out effort, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Edelmiro Haimar threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Qian Chao Tian, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Orçun Yalınalp had several of the Urko FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 83 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-3 score and a disappointed Edelmiro Haimar as he didn't even see the shot coming. Urko FC's Edelmiro Haimar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orçun Yalınalp in the 88th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Urko FC's goalkeeper Edelmiro Haimar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Orçun Yalınalp. In the 97th minute Urko FC were awarded a corner. Daniel Bilos went to the cornerflag to take it. Daniel Bilos made a great header on Urko FC's corner, it was just that FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Baldomiro Txindoki managed to reach the ball for a save. The FC UNIREA Alba Iulia players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.