Friendly League

J. Gervasio Artigas
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Larry Estoyanoff got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikifor Vardev in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Cardozo saved Real de Carmelo 2021 FC from getting behind. Jaime Estebano 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikifor Vardev in the 11th minute of play forced Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's goalkeeper Thiago Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hulki Rasih was slow to take the kick. During this time Barbudos FC's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Damian Budianu heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikifor Vardev in the 16th minute of play forced Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's goalkeeper Thiago Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikifor Vardev scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thiago Cardozo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nikifor Vardev took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thiago Cardozo. Thiago Cardozo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's Thiago Cardozo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Estebano in the 25th minute of play. After 26 minutes Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hulki Rasih who took care of the corner kick. A sloppy throw-in by Gabriel Heinze in the 30th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Barbudos FC's Hulki Rasih. Thiago Cardozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikifor Vardev in the 33rd minute of the match. Thiago Cardozo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikifor Vardev in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute Barbudos FC were awarded a corner. Hulki Rasih went to the cornerflag to take it. Hulki Rasih made a great header on Barbudos FC's corner, it was just that Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's Thiago Cardozo managed to reach the ball for a save. A collision led to Real de Carmelo 2021 FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Larry Estoyanoff hit a great ball. Thiago Cardozo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikifor Vardev, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 41 minutes into the game, Madeo Elvira threw the ball into play from the sideline. Barbudos FC's Hulki Rasih quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Nikifor Vardev came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Barbudos FC 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 Nikifor Vardev couldn't finish the play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nikifor Vardev made a kick off. Nikifor Vardev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 54 minutes into the game, Barbudos FC's Nikifor Vardev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thiago Cardozo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Thiago Cardozo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nikifor Vardev went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Barbudos FC's Hitz Toxeiro was substituted for Jaime Estebano. The audience was convinced that Fernando Rivera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Cardozo was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 63rdth minute of the game Fernando Rivera who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's Thiago Cardozo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Fernando Rivera had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thiago Cardozo. Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernando Rivera was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Fernando Rivera's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thiago Cardozo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. After 72 played minutes Real de Carmelo 2021 FC got a freekick which was hit by Adalberto Archibeque. 73 minutes into the match, Fernando Rivera notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's Thiago Cardozo. Thiago Cardozo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Damian Budianu struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Thiago Cardozo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barbudos FC. Thiago Cardozo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Rivera in the 78th minute of play. Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's Thiago Cardozo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Rivera in the 80th minute of play. In the 81stth minute of the game Fernando Rivera who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's Thiago Cardozo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thiago Cardozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Rivera in the 83rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Real de Carmelo 2021 FC defense, Fernando Rivera kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thiago Cardozo. The Real de Carmelo 2021 FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thiago Cardozo should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Real de Carmelo 2021 FC defense, Fernando Rivera kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thiago Cardozo. The Real de Carmelo 2021 FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thiago Cardozo should have stopped the shot. Fernando Rivera's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thiago Cardozo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. When the match was over Barbudos FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Real de Carmelo 2021 FC throughout the match.