Friendly League

Jurand Cichewski
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Candido Gaueko started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Eduardo Ruy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octavio Raymond saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Octavio Raymond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marciano Timo, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. A collision led to Unidad de Matanza getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Baldomero Gustau hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the game, Aquiles Indalecio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Unidad de Matanza the free kick. After 19 played minutes lןןl Plebe Del Emperador got a freekick which was hit by Luisito Francis. Leandro Romildo was a little too slow when Leon Pero got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 23rd minute Eduardo Ruy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octavio Raymond saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Octavio Raymond made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Ruy in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Marciano Timo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Octavio Raymond was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Isidro Lidon during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Isidro Lidon kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Inocencio Tono received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Octavio Raymond tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Isidro Lidon was shown his second yellow card after 34 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Marciano Timo made the kick off in the second half. Unidad de Matanza's Octavio Raymond proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Unidad de Matanza from getting a goal against them. Leandro Romildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Candido Gaueko in the 54th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eduardo Ruy in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Octavio Raymond prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 61st minute, one of lןןl Plebe Del Emperador:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for lןןl Plebe Del Emperador. 67 minutes into the match, Marciano Timo notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Unidad de Matanza's Octavio Raymond. Octavio Raymond was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Octavio Raymond made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marciano Timo in the 70th minute. Leandro Romildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Candido Gaueko, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. When Marciano Timo came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the lןןl Plebe Del Emperador fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marciano Timo couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Unidad de Matanza's Uriel Perico got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 80th minute, Eustaquio Dunixi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th match minute, lןןl Plebe Del Emperador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bartolo Berbiz to maneuver through the defense. If Eustaquio Dunixi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 98 minutes into the match, Leon Pero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leandro Romildo. lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leon Pero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. lןןl Plebe Del Emperador had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.