Friendly League

Gigante de Alberdi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Piratas FC's Celedonio Argina started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Victorino Gaufred made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bai Cheng Ning in the 3rd minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Piratas FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 7th minute. Penalty! In the 11th minute, Bai Cheng Ning ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Victorino Gaufred was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bai Cheng Ning in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victorino Gaufred saved Piratas FC from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Bai Cheng Ning put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Victorino Gaufred. Victorino Gaufred showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bai Cheng Ning in the 26th minute of the match. If Bai Cheng Ning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Victorino Gaufred took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bai Cheng Ning, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Victorino Gaufred took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bai Cheng Ning, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Bai Cheng Ning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Piratas FC's Victorino Gaufred played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bai Cheng Ning in the 31st minute of play. After 32 played minutes Piratas FC got a freekick which was hit by Alvaro Martxot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bai Cheng Ning in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Victorino Gaufred prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 41stth minute of the game Bai Cheng Ning who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Piratas FC's Victorino Gaufred was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Bai Cheng Ning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Victorino Gaufred took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bai Cheng Ning, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Piratas FC's zone, Bai Cheng Ning stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victorino Gaufred came out of the goal and Bai Cheng Ning tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Victorino Gaufred made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bai Cheng Ning in the 46th minute of play. After the first half Damian’s Team were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bai Cheng Ning stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Damian’s Team's Suscal Urquiaga quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Niceto Elizardo, made in the 52nd minute of the game. Victorino Gaufred came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Damian’s Team's Bai Cheng Ning. But to his dismay, Bai Cheng Ning quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. When Damian’s Team's Bai Cheng Ning in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Piratas FC's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Bai Cheng Ning kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Victorino Gaufred. That made the score 0-5 in the 60 minute of play. 64 minutes into the game, Alvaro Martxot was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Piratas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Damian’s Team the free kick. Alvaro Martxot hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Victorino Gaufred made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Bai Cheng Ning sent off a good shot on target. 68 minutes into the game, Cristiano Ubriaco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Damian’s Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Piratas FC the free kick. After 67 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Damian’s Team! In the 79th minute Angel Isusko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nenko Topchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bai Cheng Ning in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victorino Gaufred saved Piratas FC from getting behind. Bai Cheng Ning blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Victorino Gaufred having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bai Cheng Ning in the 84th minute of play forced Piratas FC's goalkeeper Victorino Gaufred to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Piratas FC's Victorino Gaufred proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Piratas FC from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bai Cheng Ning in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victorino Gaufred saved Piratas FC from getting behind. Victorino Gaufred showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bai Cheng Ning in the 95th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Bai Cheng Ning kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Victorino Gaufred. That made the score 0-8 in the 98 minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Damian’s Team walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.