Friendly League

Santo Domingo
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Carlos Figueiredo made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of A.D. Alcorcón booed when Sporting Tuga FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Germano Lage didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Manolo Bacete's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredo Santana was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Alfredo Santana made an important save on a dangerous shot by Belo Alvarez in the 9th minute. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sporting Tuga FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Leroy Antunez was slow to take the kick. During this time A.D. Alcorcón's players had a chance to rest. If Lucas Monsanto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the match, A.D. Alcorcón's Manolo Bacete sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredo Santana narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Manuel Matias hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Tuga FC's goalkeeper Alfredo Santana, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 20th minute, Manolo Bacete ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfredo Santana was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Alfredo Santana was a little too slow when Belo Alvarez got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 23rd minute. The score was now 2-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arcadio Ramiréz during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 36 played minutes Sporting Tuga FC got a freekick which was hit by Germano Lage. After 39 minutes of play, A.D. Alcorcón's Manolo Bacete made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredo Santana was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alfredo Santana made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Belo Alvarez sent off a good shot on target. Belo Alvarez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Alfredo Santana made a huge save. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Belo Alvarez made a kick off. Alfredo Santana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manolo Bacete, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Tuga FC's goalkeeper Alfredo Santana, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 67 minutes into the match, A.D. Alcorcón's Manolo Bacete sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredo Santana narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belo Alvarez in the 74th minute of play forced Sporting Tuga FC's goalkeeper Alfredo Santana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76thth minute of the game Manolo Bacete who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sporting Tuga FC's Alfredo Santana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alfredo Santana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manolo Bacete in the 79th minute of play. Alfredo Santana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manolo Bacete, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 83rd minute Belo Alvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Tuga FC's zone, Belo Alvarez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredo Santana came out of the goal and Belo Alvarez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A.D. Alcorcón made a substitution. Eriz Acha replaced Natxo Cacheres. If Isaac Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alfredo Santana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manolo Bacete's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Sporting Tuga FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.