Friendly League

Estadio las Palmeras
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. Hernan Beat started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's Hernan Beat nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pablo Lohitzun made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's zone, Hipolito Mannie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anthony Sacchi came out of the goal and Hipolito Mannie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hernan Beat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Pablo Lohitzun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francis Sarmiento could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Pablo Lohitzun made a huge save. Anthony Sacchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zacarias Umea in the 23rd minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's goal looked a bit too open when Zacarias Umea came free, but Anthony Sacchi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 28 minutes of play, Expresso Ranelagh's Márcio Lago made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anthony Sacchi was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee felt a red card was in order, 32 minutes into the game, when Ildefonso Totakoxe put in a rough tackle. Ildefonso Totakoxe kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After having played for 34 minutes, Cornel Mutu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Expresso Ranelagh's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cornel Mutu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 38 minutes into the game, Aristides Bihar threw the ball into play from the sideline. Expresso Ranelagh's Aldo Gorosti quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Anthony Sacchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio Lago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Hipolito Mannie came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Expresso Ranelagh 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 Hipolito Mannie couldn't finish the play. In the 45th match minute, Expresso Ranelagh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Márcio Lago to maneuver through the defense. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Zacarias Umea made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's goal looked a bit too open when Hipolito Mannie came free, but Anthony Sacchi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Expresso Ranelagh's goal looked a bit too open when Hernan Beat came free, but Pablo Lohitzun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute of the match, Zacarias Umea got a very nice opportunity to score, but Anthony Sacchi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 63 played minutes Expresso Ranelagh got a freekick which was hit by Cornel Mutu. Pablo Lohitzun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Turi in the 64th minute of the match. Pablo Lohitzun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hernan Beat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's Anthony Sacchi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Márcio Lago got free with Anthony Sacchi in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anthony Sacchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Márcio Lago in the 74th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's goal looked a bit too open when Márcio Lago came free, but Anthony Sacchi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the game, Expresso Ranelagh's Márcio Lago nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anthony Sacchi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Expresso Ranelagh's Arif Tugay Alkın was substituted for Zacarias Umea. Anthony Sacchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svetoslav Vardarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's goalkeeper Anthony Sacchi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Anthony Sacchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svetoslav Vardarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's Anthony Sacchi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV from getting a goal against them. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Expresso Ranelagh walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.