Friendly League

Estadio las Palmeras
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luiz Paulo Teles started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chaco For Ever's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bonifacio Guib was slow to take the kick. During this time SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's players had a chance to rest. Bonifacio Guib made a great header on SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's corner, it was just that Chaco For Ever's Manotham Grandessa managed to reach the ball for a save. Florencio Cutberto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Luís Zanette in the 10th minute of play. SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's Florencio Cutberto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Luís Zanette in the 10th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mats Linqvist in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manotham Grandessa saved Chaco For Ever from getting behind. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chaco For Ever's goalkeeper Manotham Grandessa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The throw-in from Benedicto Sotero in the 24th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's Valeryan Bochkin. Mats Linqvist's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manotham Grandessa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's Florencio Cutberto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Văcărescu in the 29th minute of play. Chaco For Ever's Manotham Grandessa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Chaco For Ever from getting a goal against them. 32 minutes into the game, Mats Linqvist recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Manotham Grandessa. Mats Linqvist showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Luís Zanette in the 35th minute of play forced SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's goalkeeper Florencio Cutberto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Chaco For Ever's zone, Mats Linqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manotham Grandessa came out of the goal and Mats Linqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 47 played minutes Chaco For Ever got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Paulo Teles. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mats Linqvist was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Mats Linqvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manotham Grandessa was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. The corner ended in Bernardino Gaztea almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Chaco For Ever's Manotham Grandessa did a great save. Florencio Cutberto made an important save on a dangerous shot by André Luís Zanette in the 57th minute. 59 minutes into the match, SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's Mats Linqvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manotham Grandessa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bonifacio Guib in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute Luiz Paulo Teles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florencio Cutberto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute, Mats Linqvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After a rather tough play, Chaco For Ever's Federico Belarmo got a free kick in the 77th minute. Chaco For Ever made a substitution. Raul Eufrasio replaced Even Flores. After 78 played minutes Chaco For Ever got a freekick which was hit by Federico Belarmo. 82 minutes into the game, Emil Văcărescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Florencio Cutberto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Manotham Grandessa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvis Crespo, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 88th minute, Luiz Paulo Teles reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Florencio Cutberto. The goal made the score 3-2. In the 93rd minute, Carmelo Cebo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Luiz Paulo Teles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chaco For Ever's supporters rose to their feet, but Luiz Paulo Teles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Florencio Cutberto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chaco For Ever's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.