Friendly League

Tierra de Campeones
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) NECKER49's Severiano Pasqual 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. Gustavo-Hernán Egois short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Mauro Feo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 5 played minutes Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka got a freekick which was hit by Ke Xun. Mauro Feo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 7th minute. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi sped through NECKER49's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mauro Feo. The audience was convinced that Gustavo-Hernán Egoi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauro Feo was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severiano Pasqual in the 17th minute of play forced Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalkeeper Generoso Gonzalez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 1-1 became the score in the 18th minute when Blas Osoro elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 25th minute, Pedro Ochoa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mauro Feo. That made the score 3-1 after 34 minutes of play. Generoso Gonzalez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prudencio Lavalle in the 36th minute of the match. Generoso Gonzalez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Raymon, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Generoso Gonzalez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raul Raymon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ke Xun charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ke Xun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 39 played minutes Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka got a freekick which was hit by Ke Xun. Emilio Ursino hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. If Gustavo-Hernán Egoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marcial Leoiar's late challenge caught a Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcial Leoiar helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, NECKER49's Marcial Leoiar got a free kick in the 45th minute. Aaron Jokin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mauro Feo. NECKER49's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Pedro Ochoa made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi made a precise shot to the right of Mauro Feo. NECKER49's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcial Leoiar made in the 58th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Wilfredo Bieito. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mauro Feo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi ran back to his position shaking his head. NECKER49's Mauro Feo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 60th minute of play. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Generoso Gonzalez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blas Osoro in the 62nd minute of play. Mauro Feo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 65 minutes of play, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mauro Feo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka made a substitution. Bengt-Arne Åberg replaced Gustavo-Hernán Egoi. NECKER49's Hipolito Azevedo was substituted for Blas Osoro. NECKER49's Mauro Feo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bengt-Arne Åberg in the 72nd minute of play. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind NECKER49's goalkeeper Mauro Feo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Raul Raymon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 81st minute, Bengt-Arne Åberg made a precise shot to the right of Mauro Feo. NECKER49's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Azevedo in the 86th minute of play forced Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalkeeper Generoso Gonzalez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bengt-Arne Åberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauro Feo having to interfere. NECKER49's Mauro Feo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Ochoa in the 95th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the NECKER49 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka.