Friendly League

Olivos
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Filomeno Abadia took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gerardo Bemabe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Ramone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute, Rafael Urki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celestino Sandalio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Higinio Lizbeth. Maní FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christian Ramone in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gerardo Bemabe saved Olivos AFC from getting behind. A collision led to Maní FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Christian Ramone hit a great ball. Jose Nuñez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Higinio Lizbeth made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidio Weterio in the 29th minute of play forced Olivos AFC's goalkeeper Gerardo Bemabe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Ramone fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerardo Bemabe having to interfere. Javier Lehior hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. When Pascual Olentzaro came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Olivos AFC 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 Pascual Olentzaro couldn't finish the play. Higinio Lizbeth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filomeno Abadia, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute of the match Olivos AFC got a corner. Maní FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Celestino Sandalio ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Celestino Sandalio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Maní FC's Higinio Lizbeth did a great save. In the 48th minute of the match Celestino Sandalio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Higinio Lizbeth skillfully saved the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Ovidio Weterio in the 54thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gerardo Bemabe, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Higinio Lizbeth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filomeno Abadia in the 56th minute of play. Higinio Lizbeth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celestino Sandalio in the 63rd minute of the match. Maní FC's Higinio Lizbeth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jose Nuñez in the 72nd minute of play. Gerardo Bemabe was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Christian Ramone showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 74 minute of play. After 80 minutes, Ovidio Weterio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maní FC and the Olivos AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Olivos AFC booed when Maní FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ovidio Weterio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute Jose Nuñez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Lizbeth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Higinio Lizbeth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celestino Sandalio in the 85th minute of the match. Maní FC's Higinio Lizbeth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascual Olentzaro in the 92nd minute of play. Maní FC's Higinio Lizbeth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Abadia in the 93rd minute of play. A collision led to Olivos AFC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Eleuterio Gabrio hit a great ball. Although Olivos AFC had been in control for most of the match, Maní FC still came away with the win.