Friendly League

Pablo Comelli
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anfilogino Palma took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Xepe Godan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teobald Jajko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Talleres de Escalada getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Mateo Gartzi hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Anfilogino Palma's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Serafin Bernal was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Talleres de Escalada's Serafin Bernal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anfilogino Palma in the 11th minute of play. Anfilogino Palma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Serafin Bernal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anfilogino Palma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teobald Jajko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xepe Godan in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Tolga Fidan in the 22nd minute of play forced Talleres de Escalada's goalkeeper Serafin Bernal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Tottenham Hotspurs's goal looked a bit too open when Xepe Godan came free, but Teobald Jajko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serafin Bernal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anfilogino Palma in the 28th minute of play. In the 34th minute Anfilogino Palma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafin Bernal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anfilogino Palma in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Serafin Bernal saved Talleres de Escalada from getting behind. Talleres de Escalada's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcos Acuña in the 37th minute. Serafin Bernal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remigio Ticho in the 38th minute of the match. Teobald Jajko was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Xepe Godan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Xepe Godan really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After a rather tough play, Tottenham Hotspurs's Belmiro da Fonseca got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xepe Godan in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Teobald Jajko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Talleres de Escalada's Xepe Godan in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tottenham Hotspurs's goalie prevented a goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xepe Godan to make the kick off. Anfilogino Palma could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Serafin Bernal made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ahmet Tolga Fidan got free with Serafin Bernal in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 66 minutes into the match, Tottenham Hotspurs's goal looked a bit too open when Xepe Godan came free, but Teobald Jajko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Talleres de Escalada booed when Tottenham Hotspurs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lu Peng didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Tottenham Hotspurs getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Lu Peng hit a great ball. A collision led to Talleres de Escalada getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Virgo Pechal hit a great ball. 71 minutes into the match, Talleres de Escalada's goalkeeper Serafin Bernal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hermengildo Dalmau. After 73 played minutes Tottenham Hotspurs got a freekick which was hit by Belmiro da Fonseca. Teobald Jajko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xepe Godan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, Talleres de Escalada's goal looked a bit too open when Kaur Rännu came free, but Serafin Bernal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Hermengildo Dalmau's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Serafin Bernal was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Talleres de Escalada's Cecilio Lesardo got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 92ndth minute of the game Hermengildo Dalmau who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Talleres de Escalada's Serafin Bernal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Serafin Bernal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hermengildo Dalmau in the 95th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Talleres de Escalada fans cheered their team off the field, for while Tottenham Hotspurs had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.