Friendly League

El Ballenero
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Romain Berrewouts took the kick off in the first half of the match. Piotr Ostrowski hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Ladislao Salvidor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 6 minutes into the game, Simbo FC's Romain Berrewouts nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santiago Nataniel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 11 minutes into the match, Brown Puerto Madryn's Taaniel Hill sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mías Khalifa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by Simbo FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eleuterio Sedeni was slow to take the kick. During this time Brown Puerto Madryn's players had a chance to rest. Mías Khalifa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Taaniel Hill in the 14th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Simbo FC's goalkeeper Mías Khalifa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Taaniel Hill. In the 35th minute Taaniel Hill shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mías Khalifa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th match minute, Brown Puerto Madryn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo De Paul to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Nestor Sancho sped through Brown Puerto Madryn's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Santiago Nataniel. Brown Puerto Madryn's Santiago Nataniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Sancho in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taaniel Hill in the 44th minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Mías Khalifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute Ladislao Salvidor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mías Khalifa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Brown Puerto Madryn players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Simbo FC were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Taaniel Hill stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Liviu Gherghescu was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 52 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute Taaniel Hill shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mías Khalifa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Simbo FC defense, Taaniel Hill kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mías Khalifa. The Simbo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mías Khalifa should have stopped the shot. Brown Puerto Madryn's Pál Dömötör was substituted for Muharrem Duman. Mías Khalifa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taaniel Hill, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Mías Khalifa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Salvidor in the 73rd minute of the match. Niceto Nafarroa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute Gerd Treial shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mías Khalifa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Simbo FC's Mías Khalifa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerd Treial in the 81st minute of play. Gerd Treial scored 2-2 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mías Khalifa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Brown Puerto Madryn's Billy Drake was substituted for Taaniel Hill. In the 89th minute, Billy Drake made a precise shot to the right of Mías Khalifa. Simbo FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Gerd Treial scored 4-2 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mías Khalifa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Simbo FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.