Friendly League

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Robinho Salgado made the kick off which started today's match. Dalmacio Ebardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Marin, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Matheu City FC's Blas Rozarius got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Matheu City FC's Celedonio Eguen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Bani in the 14th minute of play. In the 17th minute Ruperto Serafo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmacio Ebardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 22 minutes, Zé Bani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LTA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zé Bani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dalmacio Ebardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Minas Makris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. LTA FC's Dalmacio Ebardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Minas Makris in the 29th minute of play. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Matheu City FC's goalkeeper Celedonio Eguen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The throw-in from Anier Manny in the 36th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by LTA FC's David Esiquio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Godofredo Ermengol in the 37th minute of play forced Matheu City FC's goalkeeper Celedonio Eguen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dalmacio Ebardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Minas Makris, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 44th minute Minas Makris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmacio Ebardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Matheu City FC's Anselmo Jenaro seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Anselmo Jenaro the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Matheu City FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Anselmo Jenaro had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Anselmo Jenaro kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arsenio Erico was the one to do the kick off. Matheu City FC's Celedonio Eguen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godofredo Ermengol in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Bani in the 58th minute of play forced Matheu City FC's goalkeeper Celedonio Eguen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute Zé Bani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celedonio Eguen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. LTA FC's Dalmacio Ebardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Minas Makris in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute of the match Matheu City FC got a corner. LTA FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ruperto Serafo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Ruperto Serafo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but LTA FC's Dalmacio Ebardo did a great save. After some careless play in the Matheu City FC defense, Arsenio Erico kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Celedonio Eguen. The Matheu City FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Celedonio Eguen should have stopped the shot. In the 74th minute Ivan Bernad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celedonio Eguen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matheu City FC's Celedonio Eguen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Bani in the 78th minute of play. Celedonio Eguen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Godofredo Ermengol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celedonio Eguen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godofredo Ermengol, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. A collision led to LTA FC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Balázs Tinódi hit a great ball. 87 minutes into the match, LTA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Robinho Salgado came free, but Dalmacio Ebardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, LTA FC's Arsenio Erico got a free kick in the 90th minute. 92 minutes into the match, LTA FC's goalkeeper Dalmacio Ebardo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Minas Makris. Vicente Marin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Dalmacio Ebardo made a huge save. For all the effort they put into the match, the Matheu City FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for LTA FC.