Friendly League

TONY STARK ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joélson dos Santos got the match started through his kick off. Narciso Eusko made a fantastic save in the 2nd minute, when Lucio Tabb sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to EC Rodrigus MZ getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Shen Jian Xu hit a great ball. Lucio Tabb could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Narciso Eusko made a huge save. The corner led to Estudiantes de América's Cornelio Ruisko getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Narciso Eusko was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lucio Tabb showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. Narciso Eusko was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Lucio Tabb capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lucio Tabb really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 18th minute, Lucio Tabb reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Narciso Eusko. The goal made the score 3-0. Lucio Tabb recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Diego Simeone hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Shen Jian Xu hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute of the match, Lucio Tabb got a very nice opportunity to score, but Narciso Eusko was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Narciso Eusko was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Lucio Tabb capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lucio Tabb really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind EC Rodrigus MZ's goalkeeper Narciso Eusko, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 41 played minutes Estudiantes de América got a freekick which was hit by Kert Roolaid. After 46 minutes, Lucio Tabb made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. EC Rodrigus MZ's Narciso Eusko tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

EC Rodrigus MZ's Narciso Eusko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucio Tabb in the 51st minute of play. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind EC Rodrigus MZ's goalkeeper Narciso Eusko, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Diego Simeone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Estudiantes de América's Orlando Beltza was substituted for Lucio Tabb. Estudiantes de América's Moises Eyague was substituted for Cornelio Ruisko. After 61 played minutes Estudiantes de América got a freekick which was hit by Diego Simeone. 63 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de América's goalkeeper Marcos Ranolfo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joélson dos Santos. Estudiantes de América's Moises Eyague got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 68 minutes into the match, EC Rodrigus MZ's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Beltza came free, but Narciso Eusko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. EC Rodrigus MZ's Zdzislaw Pankiewicz quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Florencio Ermengol, made in the 70th minute of the game. Narciso Eusko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Beltza in the 83rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Moises Eyague in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Narciso Eusko saved EC Rodrigus MZ from getting behind. Narciso Eusko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roque Henrico in the 86th minute of play. The corner ended in Saverio Iraitz almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but EC Rodrigus MZ's Narciso Eusko did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roque Henrico in the 89th minute of play forced EC Rodrigus MZ's goalkeeper Narciso Eusko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Narciso Eusko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roque Henrico in the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roque Henrico in the 93rd minute of play forced EC Rodrigus MZ's goalkeeper Narciso Eusko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Estudiantes de América walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.