Friendly League

TEESTALLA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Martin Palermo kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Vanadio F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Martin Palermo came free, but Etxeberri Benavides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, LTA FC's goalkeeper Silver Mineur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Osvaldo Peregrin. In the 12th match minute, Vanadio F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Narciso Vaz to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Vanadio F.C.'s Osvaldo Peregrin got a free kick in the 17th minute. After a rather tough play, LTA FC's Inocencio Ariando got a free kick in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Palermo in the 24th minute of play forced Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper Etxeberri Benavides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Etxeberri Benavides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matías Giménez in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Giménez in the 28th minute of play forced Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper Etxeberri Benavides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ishmael Rico's late challenge caught a LTA FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ishmael Rico helped the player get up and apologised. In the 33rd match minute, Vanadio F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ishmael Rico to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute of the match Teo Martxelin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Etxeberri Benavides skillfully saved the ball. After 39 played minutes Vanadio F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Eladio Sotorrio. Etxeberri Benavides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danilo Hitzeder in the 40th minute of play. Etxeberri Benavides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Palermo, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Osvaldo Peregrin to make the kick off. In the 54th match minute, LTA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cláudio Caneo to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute of the match Flor Rial shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Silver Mineur showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Etxeberri Benavides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Palermo in the 64th minute of the match. If Tajo Longoria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. LTA FC made a substitution. Tomás Matai replaced Teo Martxelin. After a rather tough play, Vanadio F.C.'s Pudes Goyeneta got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Pudes Goyeneta kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Albino Isadore struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Etxeberri Benavides didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LTA FC. After 79 played minutes Tomás Matai rounded Vanadio F.C.'s defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. In the 83rd match minute, Vanadio F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eladio Sotorrio to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Vanadio F.C. getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Osvaldo Peregrin hit a great ball. Silver Mineur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eladio Sotorrio, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute, Albino Isadore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute of the match Flor Rial shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Silver Mineur showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Osvaldo Peregrin notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of LTA FC's Silver Mineur. Silver Mineur was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Vanadio F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while LTA FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.