Friendly League

La Quema
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Barrancas live Club's Prudencio Mendez 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. Prudencio Mendez hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Barrancas live Club's Rafael Bitxintxo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Durval Garcia in the 5th minute of play. Rafael Bitxintxo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidney Souza in the 16th minute of the match. Júlio Fantini took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rafael Bitxintxo. Rafael Bitxintxo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Enzo Diaz hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Rafael Bitxintxo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovani Pirani in the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the game, Giovani Pirani cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Rafael Bitxintxo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rafael Bitxintxo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovani Pirani in the 31st minute of the match. 35 minutes into the game, Bernardo Su was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barrancas live Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Korban the free kick. In the 43rd minute, Júlio Fantini 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. In the 45th minute Igor Albuquerque shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Bitxintxo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute, Bernardo Su hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rafael Bitxintxo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doni Rezende in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Giovani Pirani made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Barrancas live Club's goalkeeper Rafael Bitxintxo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giovani Pirani. Rafael Bitxintxo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giovani Pirani in the 55th minute. With a little luck, Barrancas live Club's Rafael Bitxintxo got control of the ball when Júlio Fantini tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 60th minute, Giovani Pirani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Korban fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Hernani da Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prudencio Mendez in the 64th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, AC Korban's goal looked a bit too open when Prudencio Mendez came free, but Hernani da Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Júlio Fantini got free with Rafael Bitxintxo in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 75 minutes into the game, Sidney Souza recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rafael Bitxintxo. Sidney Souza showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. The referee felt a red card was in order, 77 minutes into the game, when Edgardo Mattin put in a rough tackle. After 78 played minutes Barrancas live Club got a freekick which was hit by Edgardo Mattin. Rafael Bitxintxo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovani Pirani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AC Korban's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.