Friendly League

Ciudad de Ballester
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Apolo Abeitia started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Zuberbühler FC's Apolo Abeitia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Manuel Torrijos. That made the score 1-0 after 4 minutes of play. Reinaldo Osorio hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Totin Nuñez hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaime Herrera during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to GÉMINIS DARIÉN F.C. getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Jaime Herrera hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the match, Zuberbühler FC's Lucio Kemen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manuel Torrijos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, GÉMINIS DARIÉN F.C.'s Manuel Torrijos got control of the ball when Apolo Abeitia tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 15th minute, Jose Centella ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Siro Dantel was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Siro Dantel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinaldo Osorio, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Manuel Torrijos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apolo Abeitia, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. A collision led to Zuberbühler FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Apolo Abeitia hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute Jose Centella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Siro Dantel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of GÉMINIS DARIÉN F.C. booed when Zuberbühler FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Christobal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eloy Gil's late challenge caught a Zuberbühler FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eloy Gil helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to GÉMINIS DARIÉN F.C. getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Eloy Gil hit a great ball. In the 36th minute, Gustavo Cordaryal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manuel Torrijos was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After 45 minutes, Lucio Kemen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zuberbühler FC and the GÉMINIS DARIÉN F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lucio Kemen hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jose Centella to make the kick off. 66 minutes into the match, GÉMINIS DARIÉN F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Ruisko came free, but Manuel Torrijos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zuberbühler FC's Siro Dantel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jose Centella in the 73rd minute of play. Lucas Ruisko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Manuel Torrijos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidro Martxelin in the 81st minute of play. Manuel Torrijos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apolo Abeitia, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Manuel Torrijos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apolo Abeitia, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the GÉMINIS DARIÉN F.C. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Zuberbühler FC.