Friendly League

Estadio Medieval
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leo Vidal took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Black Rose 1979's goal looked a bit too open when Arsenio Cristos came free, but Zacarias Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cleto Gabino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Zacarias Abreu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th minute Caballeritos del Baile were awarded a corner. Teodosio Herauso went to the cornerflag to take it. Zacarias Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arsenio Cristos in the 19th minute of the match. A collision led to Caballeritos del Baile getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Ceferino Truylos hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the game, Caballeritos del Baile's Leandro Gaufred nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zacarias Abreu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arsenio Cristos in the 41st minute of play forced Black Rose 1979's goalkeeper Zacarias Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Arsenio Cristos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zacarias Abreu. The goal made the score 2-1. Zacarias Abreu was a little too slow when Leandro Gaufred got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 46th minute. The score was now 3-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arsenio Cristos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zacarias Abreu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cleto Gabino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Black Rose 1979's Zacarias Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Cristos in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arsenio Cristos in the 55th minute of play forced Black Rose 1979's goalkeeper Zacarias Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arsenio Cristos in the 55th minute of play forced Black Rose 1979's goalkeeper Zacarias Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute, one of Caballeritos del Baile: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 Caballeritos del Baile. The goalkeeper, Aristides Bras, was totally fooled by Black Rose 1979's Cristo Furtado, who 57 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto Medardo in the 64th minute of play forced Caballeritos del Baile's goalkeeper Aristides Bras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aristides Bras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto Medardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Leandro Gaufred struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Zacarias Abreu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Caballeritos del Baile. Arsenio Cristos took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zacarias Abreu. Zacarias Abreu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. Zacarias Abreu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeledon Quin, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 76 minutes into the game, one of Caballeritos del Baile:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Aristides Bras, was totally fooled by Black Rose 1979's Cristo Furtado, who 78 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 81st match minute, Black Rose 1979 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leo Vidal to maneuver through the defense. Leandro Gaufred charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leandro Gaufred the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 84th match minute, Caballeritos del Baile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Gaufred to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the game, Caballeritos del Baile's Arsenio Cristos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zacarias Abreu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-3. When the referee ended the match the Caballeritos del Baile players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.