Friendly League

El Gallinero
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alejo Bazkoare started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Eddy Million made a precise shot to the right of Jose Vimaro. La Maquina 9-12-18's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 9 played minutes La Maquina 9-12-18 got a freekick which was hit by Aurelio Gaxan. La Maquina 9-12-18's Jose Vimaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eddy Million in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, La Maquina 9-12-18's Aurelio Gaxan got a free kick in the 16th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eddy Million in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jose Vimaro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jose Vimaro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eddy Million's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Raymond Foubert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filiberto Bero in the 18th minute of the match. Eddy Million sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 26 minutes into the match, Roncourt's Eddy Million sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jose Vimaro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 33rd minute Eddy Million shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jose Vimaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Aurelio Gaxan in the 35th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Roncourt's Alex Baudino. Jose Vimaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from J.P. Kapar, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Maquina 9-12-18's goalkeeper Jose Vimaro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, Eddy Million 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. 45 minutes into the game, Aurelio Gaxan threw the ball into play from the sideline. Roncourt's Alex Baudino quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Jose Cordarrol fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Maquina 9-12-18's protests and gave Jose Cordarrol a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th minute, Eddy Million made a precise shot to the right of Jose Vimaro. La Maquina 9-12-18's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when J.P. Kapar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Eddy Million shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jose Vimaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jose Vimaro made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Eddy Million sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eddy Million in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jose Vimaro saved La Maquina 9-12-18 from getting behind. Raymond Foubert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filiberto Bero in the 65th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the game, J.P. Kapar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Jose Vimaro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Roncourt's Lv Xiao Zhi was substituted for Eddy Million. Roncourt made a substitution. Jarod Castillo replaced Romuald Benaissa. The supporters of Roncourt booed when La Maquina 9-12-18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejo Bazkoare didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lv Xiao Zhi in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jose Vimaro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 79 minutes, Lv Xiao Zhi made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. La Maquina 9-12-18's Jose Vimaro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 83rd minute Lv Xiao Zhi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jose Vimaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Maquina 9-12-18's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Thierry Lhermite was slow to take the kick. During this time Roncourt's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Roncourt's corner Thierry Lhermite fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jose Vimaro quite easily take care of the ball. Lv Xiao Zhi scored 0-5 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jose Vimaro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jose Vimaro made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Lv Xiao Zhi sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Lv Xiao Zhi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jose Vimaro was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. The Roncourt players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.