Friendly League

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aaron Sandalio took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Aaron Sandalio came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Guansa 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 Aaron Sandalio couldn't finish the play. In the 9th minute David de Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban José Andrada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aaron Sandalio in the 10th minute of play forced 26 de junio's goalkeeper Donato Cutberto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteban José Andrada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David de Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 de junio's Donato Cutberto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Sandalio in the 17th minute of play. Donato Cutberto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aaron Sandalio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute Guansa were awarded a corner. Yuan Lin Shi went to the cornerflag to take it. Jerzy Banach was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 22nd minute, Rareș Necula made a precise shot to the right of Donato Cutberto. 26 de junio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Guansa's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Yuan Lin Shi in the 28th minute. A nice corner shot did that Karl Beck got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Donato Cutberto quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Jaime Pombal kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Donato Cutberto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Sandalio in the 42nd minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 54th minute, Karl Beck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aaron Sandalio got free with Donato Cutberto in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Aaron Sandalio got free in front of the goal in the 59th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Donato Cutberto was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 62 minutes into the match, 26 de junio's David de Alcântara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Esteban José Andrada narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner ended in David de Alcântara almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Guansa's Esteban José Andrada did a great save. The 26 de junio fans' excitement grew in the 63rd match minute when 26 de junio's David de Alcântara looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 69th minute, one of 26 de junio: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 26 de junio. Donato Cutberto had in the 71stth minute some difficulties stopping Yuan Lin Shi's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Yuan Lin Shi did an outstanding performance 71 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 1-2 to the right of an irritated Donato Cutberto in the goal. David de Alcântara's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Esteban José Andrada read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. David de Alcântara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteban José Andrada having to interfere. Guansa's Esteban José Andrada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David de Alcântara in the 85th minute of play. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by Guansa's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gavino Lobo was slow to take the kick. During this time 26 de junio's players had a chance to rest. The corner led 26 de junio's Gavino Lobo to fire away a dangerous shot which Esteban José Andrada despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Aaron Sandalio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Qi Yao Ping charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Qi Yao Ping the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Guansa getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Qi Yao Ping hit a great ball. In the 90th minute, Yuan Lin Shi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, 26 de junio's Gavino Lobo tried to score from far away in the 91st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 97 minutes into the match, 26 de junio's goalkeeper Donato Cutberto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aaron Sandalio. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Guansa eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.