Friendly League

Tomas A. Duco
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jorge Arnas started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ramiro Brito in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristo Domenec saved Guns And Roses from getting behind. Victorino Ihintza hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute Elder Tróia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristo Domenec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romando Futebol Clube were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after Guns And Roses's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vladimir Alvarenga took the corner. After some careless play in the Guns And Roses defense, Elder Tróia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristo Domenec. The Guns And Roses fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristo Domenec should have stopped the shot. In the 19th minute Nico Dantas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristo Domenec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adelino Gaspar's late challenge caught a Guns And Roses's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adelino Gaspar helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Guns And Roses booed when Romando Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adelino Gaspar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Romando Futebol Clube's Clemente Hermes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Romando Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. Cristo Domenec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramiro Brito in the 24th minute of play. 25 minutes in the game, Ramiro Brito dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Romando Futebol Clube's Clemente Hermes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Romando Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. In the 29th minute, Elder Tróia made a precise shot to the right of Cristo Domenec. Guns And Roses's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Cristo Domenec didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elder Tróia went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Clemente Hermes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Iigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After a rather tough play, Guns And Roses's Victorino Ihintza got a free kick in the 39th minute. A collision led to Romando Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Adelino Gaspar hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute, Astor Garaona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute of the match Vladimir Alvarenga shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristo Domenec showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Guns And Roses getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Victorino Ihintza hit a great ball. Francisco Zonta missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 48 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Cristo Domenec right hand side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Cristo Domenec was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Elder Tróia showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 53 minute of play. Clemente Hermes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvaro Iigo's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Francisco Zonta was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 63 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the game, one of Romando Futebol Clube:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Guns And Roses a penalty, 65 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Astor Garaona, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Romando Futebol Clube's Clemente Hermes. 1-4. 69 minutes into the game, David Mikeldi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Guns And Roses's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Romando Futebol Clube the free kick. David Mikeldi kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Guns And Roses's David Mikeldi got a free kick in the 80th minute. Nico Dantas was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 84th minute. Romando Futebol Clube's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. A collision led to Guns And Roses getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Simon Seber hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Ramiro Brito took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Cristo Domenec to make any attempt to save it. After 92 minutes, Guga Pinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Romando Futebol Clube and the Guns And Roses players grew even worse after the yellow card. Guga Pinho hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Clemente Hermes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Iigo in the 94th minute of the match. Elder Tróia hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Romando Futebol Clube eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.