Friendly League

Carlos Bianchi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aziz Akarsu took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes La Candela FC got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Barco. A sloppy throw-in by Orlando Medina in the 10th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Deportivo Mukenio's Jairo Aurre. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Candela FC's goalkeeper Ruben Sánchez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nicolás Valentini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Gimenez having to interfere. In the 17th minute Nicolás Valentini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Gimenez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Orlando Medina's late challenge caught a Deportivo Mukenio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Orlando Medina helped the player get up and apologised. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Nicolás Valentini managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Candela FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicolás Valentini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ismael Gimenez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ismael Gimenez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolás Valentini in the 28th minute of the match. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aziz Akarsu in the 34th minute of the match. Ruben Sánchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aziz Akarsu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez got control of the ball when Aziz Akarsu tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Miguel Nicolau hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Hever in the 59th minute of play. Mircea Buciuceanu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. La Candela FC's Claudio Marangoni was substituted for Cristian Medina. Ismael Gimenez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolás Valentini, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aziz Akarsu in the 73rd minute of the match. During the 75th minute of the match Orlando Medina completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Orlando Medina a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Deportivo Mukenio booed when La Candela FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlando Medina didn't get a good kick on the ball. La Candela FC's Rodolfo Arruabarrena was substituted for Luis Medero. After a rather tough play, La Candela FC's Orlando Medina got a free kick in the 76th minute. La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aziz Akarsu in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute Deportivo Mukenio were awarded a corner. Mario Hever went to the cornerflag to take it. Mircea Buciuceanu was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After a rather tough play, La Candela FC's Miguel Nicolau got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute of the match Mario Hever sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ruben Sánchez skillfully saved the ball. Ruben Sánchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aziz Akarsu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Candela FC's goalkeeper Ruben Sánchez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 94 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Arruabarrena was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Candela FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deportivo Mukenio the free kick. Rodolfo Arruabarrena hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.