Friendly League

Los Arcos
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Neal Messer took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute of the match, Leopoldo Manta tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alejandro Verdu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Nicolás Grau managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ludovít Reis in the 20 minute of the game. In the 22nd minute of the game Geovanni de Medeiros made a throw-in which Leopoldo Manta played forward. In the 23rd minute Neal Messer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermegildo Pasqual saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ludovít Reis made in the 25th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Nicolás Grau. 26 minutes into the game, Ludovít Reis threw the ball into play from the sideline. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Herberto Leyva quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 35 minutes into the game, Ludovít Reis threw the ball into play from the sideline. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Nicolás Grau quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Leopoldo Manta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 39 minutes into the match, Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Leopoldo Manta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alejandro Verdu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Leopoldo Manta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Alejandro Verdu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Geovanni de Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 46 minutes into the match, Jose-Antonio Vazquez notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Ermegildo Pasqual. Ermegildo Pasqual was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leopoldo Manta was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Neal Messer hit a great ball. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's David Ballester was substituted for Jose-Antonio Vazquez. After 59 played minutes F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA got a freekick which was hit by Neal Messer. Ermegildo Pasqual made an important save on a dangerous shot by Neal Messer in the 61st minute. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Ermegildo Pasqual played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neal Messer in the 68th minute of play. A collision led to Orihuela Club de Fútbol getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Cordarell Guasch hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Cordarell Guasch got a free kick in the 72nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ludovít Reis during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Orihuela Club de Fútbol booed when F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ludovít Reis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alejandro Verdu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopoldo Manta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82ndth minute of the game Herberto Leyva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Alejandro Verdu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marc Vilaplana kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. When the final whistle went the supporters of F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Orihuela Club de Fútbol side.