Friendly League

ESQUIU FC
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rolando Alley kicked off to start the match. Tom Wassenius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ESQUIU FC's Lázaro Odon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nazmija Stojković in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute Emiliano Sotil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lázaro Odon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Rolando Alley notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of ESQUIU FC's Lázaro Odon. Lázaro Odon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rolando Alley took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lázaro Odon. Lázaro Odon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Rolando Alley put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Lázaro Odon. Rolando Alley blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lázaro Odon having to make a save. Rolando Alley's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lázaro Odon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Lázaro Odon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rolando Alley in the 34th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tom Wassenius in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lázaro Odon saved ESQUIU FC from getting behind. Lázaro Odon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rolando Alley in the 38th minute of play. Nazmija Stojković struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Lázaro Odon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Atlético de Caracas. Atlético de Caracas's Zarando Calva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matias Oskarbi in the 43rd minute of play. Lázaro Odon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rolando Alley, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. In the 46th minute of the match Atlético de Caracas got a corner. ESQUIU FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rolando Alley ran over to the corner to take the kick. Feliciano Guzman thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Lázaro Odon, a very annoying self made goal in the 46th minute which led to 0-5. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Matias Oskarbi made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Rolando Alley had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lázaro Odon. ESQUIU FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rolando Alley was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Rolando Alleys short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Lázaro Odon to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rolando Alley in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lázaro Odon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of ESQUIU FC booed when Atlético de Caracas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nazmija Stojković didn't get a good kick on the ball. Narciso Ekain scored 1-7 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zarando Calva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 65 minutes into the match, Rolando Alley dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lázaro Odon, 1-8. Atlético de Caracas's Wiktor Gaszynski was substituted for Carolo Faro. In the 70th minute Cristo Abalos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zarando Calva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Ekain in the 71st minute of play forced Atlético de Caracas's goalkeeper Zarando Calva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Rolando Alley took a quick shot and it went in 1-9 without a chance for Lázaro Odon to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rolando Alley got free with Lázaro Odon in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lázaro Odon came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Atlético de Caracas's Emiliano Sotil. But to his dismay, Emiliano Sotil quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-10. Lázaro Odon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rolando Alley, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. When Atlético de Caracas's Rolando Alley in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ESQUIU FC's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nazmija Stojković in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lázaro Odon saved ESQUIU FC from getting behind. In the 87th minute, Osvaldo Quin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Tom Wassenius managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atlético de Caracas's supporters rose to their feet, but Tom Wassenius was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lázaro Odon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rolando Alley in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lázaro Odon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Rolando Alley came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Atlético de Caracas 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 Rolando Alley couldn't finish the play. 96 minutes into the game, Atlético de Caracas's Tom Wassenius nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lázaro Odon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-11. Atlético de Caracas's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.