Friendly League

Quinta das Luzes FC
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jesualdo Pedroso took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C. defense, Manuel Lohitzun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kristopher Johnson. The QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kristopher Johnson should have stopped the shot. In the 11th minute, Ilídio Abrantes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s Boniel Sovera got a free kick in the 12th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Distribuidora 25 de mayo's Gaizka Aranguren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kristopher Johnson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 16 minutes into the match, Distribuidora 25 de mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Jesualdo Pedroso came free, but Rosendo Gustau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rosendo Gustau didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jesualdo Pedroso went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 21stth minute of the game Jesualdo Pedroso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Distribuidora 25 de mayo's Rosendo Gustau was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 23 minutes into the match, QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s Jesualdo Pedroso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rosendo Gustau narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 25 minutes into the game, Teodoro Calvino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Distribuidora 25 de mayo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C. the free kick. In the 25th minute, Teodoro Calvino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jesualdo Pedroso in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rosendo Gustau saved Distribuidora 25 de mayo from getting behind. Kristopher Johnson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Lohitzun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd match minute, Distribuidora 25 de mayo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edelmiro Paez to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute, Jesualdo Pedroso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 41 minutes into the match, Distribuidora 25 de mayo's goalkeeper Rosendo Gustau had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jesualdo Pedroso. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesualdo Pedroso in the 43rd minute of play forced Distribuidora 25 de mayo's goalkeeper Rosendo Gustau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Lohitzun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Kristopher Johnson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manuel Lohitzun to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jesualdo Pedroso in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rosendo Gustau saved Distribuidora 25 de mayo from getting behind. After 55 played minutes QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Ilídio Abrantes. Distribuidora 25 de mayo made a substitution. Denis Franco replaced Manuel Lohitzun. After 57 played minutes QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Ilídio Abrantes. Kristopher Johnson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Franco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute, Brendan Tran 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 audience was convinced that Jesualdo Pedroso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rosendo Gustau was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. 71 minutes into the match, Distribuidora 25 de mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Jesualdo Pedroso came free, but Rosendo Gustau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Distribuidora 25 de mayo getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Robustiano Txeru hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s Bernardo Simões tried to score from far away in the 74th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Rosendo Gustau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesualdo Pedroso in the 76th minute of play. Kristopher Johnson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Franco in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesualdo Pedroso in the 81st minute of play forced Distribuidora 25 de mayo's goalkeeper Rosendo Gustau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jesualdo Pedroso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Distribuidora 25 de mayo made a substitution. Benito Camela replaced Modesto Monico. 86 minutes into the match, Denis Franco notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s Kristopher Johnson. Kristopher Johnson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ilídio Abrantes during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 91st minute, Ilídio Abrantes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.