Friendly League

VILLANUEVA STREET
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Juan Ignacio Vera took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Juan Ignacio Vera in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicodemo Recalde saved VILLANUEVA FC from getting behind. Nicodemo Recalde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Ignacio Vera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute Edmundo Cañas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicodemo Recalde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by VILLANUEVA FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dani Alves was slow to take the kick. During this time Algarrobo's players had a chance to rest. Dani Alves made a great header on Algarrobo's corner, it was just that VILLANUEVA FC's Nicodemo Recalde managed to reach the ball for a save. After some careless play in the Algarrobo defense, Xacobo Barroso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Everardo Ado. The Algarrobo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Everardo Ado should have stopped the shot. Nicodemo Recalde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Nadal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute of the match Roger Federer shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nicodemo Recalde showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 21 minutes into the match, VILLANUEVA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Nadal came free, but Nicodemo Recalde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, VILLANUEVA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Cañas came free, but Nicodemo Recalde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Tomás Talamilla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicodemo Recalde came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Algarrobo's Juan Ignacio Vera. But to his dismay, Juan Ignacio Vera quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After 42 played minutes Algarrobo got a freekick which was hit by Wilson Custódio. Rafael Nadal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gerardo Gazitúa during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Dani Alves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Algarrobo's supporters rose to their feet, but Dani Alves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicodemo Recalde breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jorge Vicente Soler was the one to do the kick off. Everardo Ado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xacobo Barroso went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xalvador Mac Kenney in the 56th minute of play forced Algarrobo's goalkeeper Everardo Ado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Algarrobo's Wilfredo Marchetti was substituted for Rafael Nadal. Algarrobo made a substitution. Jimeno Carrera replaced Edmundo Cañas. VILLANUEVA FC's Jorge Vicente Soler got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 63 played minutes VILLANUEVA FC got a freekick which was hit by Xacobo Barroso. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilfredo Marchetti in the 65th minute of play forced VILLANUEVA FC's goalkeeper Nicodemo Recalde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicodemo Recalde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Ignacio Vera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcel Blanco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Everardo Ado having to interfere. Nicodemo Recalde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Ignacio Vera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilfredo Marchetti scored 2-2 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nicodemo Recalde, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Everardo Ado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Blanco in the 79th minute of the match. Nicodemo Recalde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Tomás Talamilla in the 83rd minute of the match. When Pedro Tomás Talamilla came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Algarrobo 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 Pedro Tomás Talamilla couldn't finish the play. In the 86th minute Marcel Blanco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Everardo Ado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Algarrobo's Juan Ignacio Vera ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nicodemo Recalde. Nicodemo Recalde yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. Nicodemo Recalde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Ignacio Vera in the 91st minute. Everardo Ado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xacobo Barroso's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the match, Xalvador Mac Kenney notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Algarrobo's Everardo Ado. Everardo Ado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Algarrobo players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.