Friendly League

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sixto Jurgi took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to LTA FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Ubaldo Beltxe hit a great ball. Copérnico F.C.'s Cristian Gau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Bernad in the 6th minute of play. Rodrigo Quintan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristian Gau having to make a save. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Copérnico F.C.'s goalkeeper Cristian Gau, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The corner ended in Gonzalo Txema almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Copérnico F.C.'s Cristian Gau did a great save. 18 minutes into the game, Sixto Jurgi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Arsenio Maiorga was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Copérnico F.C.'s Cristian Gau proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Copérnico F.C. from getting a goal against them. LTA FC's attentive Cristian Berdaitz managed to snatch the ball when Antonio Ramos made a throw-in in the 23rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sixto Jurgi in the 24th minute of play forced LTA FC's goalkeeper Arsenio Maiorga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arsenio Maiorga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anacleto Cisco in the 26th minute of play. Copérnico F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Rodrigo Quintan scored to the left of an out of position Cristian Gau, making the score, 1-1. Ivan Bernad didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 2-1 via right post in the game's 37th minute. LTA FC's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Cristian Gau came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by LTA FC's Ivan Bernad. But to his dismay, Ivan Bernad quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Cristian Gau was a little too slow when Ivan Bernad got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 47th minute. The score was now 4-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rodrigo Quintan to make the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Antonio Ramos in the 52nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by LTA FC's Cristian Berdaitz. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Gonzalo Txema managed to get in a good position for a shot. LTA FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gonzalo Txema was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristian Gau breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cristian Gau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Bernad in the 56th minute of play. Antonio Ramos made in the 57th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Alberto Tello however managed to control. When Ivan Bernad came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the LTA FC 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 Ivan Bernad couldn't finish the play. Cristian Gau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Bernad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Copérnico F.C.'s Sixto Jurgi got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute, Sixto Jurgi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to LTA FC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Delmar Sol hit a great ball. With a little luck, LTA FC's Arsenio Maiorga got control of the ball when Leandro Mannie tried to sneak it across the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Antonio Ramos in the 76th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by LTA FC's Cristian Berdaitz. After a defensive mix-up in Copérnico F.C.'s zone, Ivan Bernad stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristian Gau came out of the goal and Ivan Bernad tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ivan Bernad's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristian Gau read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Copérnico F.C.'s Cristian Gau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Bernad in the 79th minute of play. Ivan Bernad took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristian Gau. Cristian Gau dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. In the 86th match minute, LTA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Rattín to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute, Sixto Jurgi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arsenio Maiorga. The goal made the score 5-2. Copérnico F.C.'s supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because LTA FC had won, even though Copérnico F.C. had held more of the ball.