Friendly League

Nuevo Gasometro
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fulgencio Gartzi got the match started through his kick off. TheBambiTooFurious's Nichifor Nicolae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulgencio Gartzi in the 5th minute of play. 5 minutes into the game, La Gallardeta's Fulgencio Gartzi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nichifor Nicolae made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Belchior Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efrain Merexildo in the 9th minute of the match. Clemente Anaya might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nichifor Nicolae. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Clemente Anaya ran back to his position shaking his head. TheBambiTooFurious's Nichifor Nicolae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clemente Anaya in the 11th minute of play. The audience cheered when Clemente Anaya's long shot passed Nichifor Nicolae's right side. It was 0-2, 11 minutes into the match. La Gallardeta's Fulgencio Gartzi got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efrain Merexildo in the 18th minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Belchior Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. TheBambiTooFurious's Nichifor Nicolae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Olof Eliasson in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, Efrain Merexildo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Belchior Saldanha. Efrain Merexildo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. After a rather tough play, La Gallardeta's Jan-Olof Eliasson got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Efrain Merexildo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Belchior Saldanha having to make a save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Efrain Merexildo to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute, La Gallardeta's Jan-Olof Eliasson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. Denílson Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Belchior Saldanha having to interfere. After a rather tough play, La Gallardeta's Bragan McPhil got a free kick in the 65th minute. TheBambiTooFurious's Rene Egoitz was substituted for Denílson Santos. TheBambiTooFurious's Octavio Toro was substituted for Adolfo Calisto. TheBambiTooFurious's Erasmo Gartxot was substituted for Efrain Merexildo. After a rather tough play, La Gallardeta's Bragan McPhil got a free kick in the 66th minute. The TheBambiTooFurious fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when TheBambiTooFurious's Erasmo Gartxot looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Belchior Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erasmo Gartxot, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 77th match minute, TheBambiTooFurious was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Quilo to maneuver through the defense. Erasmo Gartxot blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Belchior Saldanha having to make a save. If Erasmo Gartxot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. La Gallardeta's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.