Friendly League

3ª República
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Costin Alucai started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Couto Mixto F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Costin Alucai came free, but Giro Escurza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Wolfpack™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tom Weggers in the 6th minute. After taking down the ball on The Wolfpack™'s corner Tom Weggers fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Giro Escurza quite easily take care of the ball. When Gabriel-Omar Bati fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Couto Mixto F.C.'s protests and gave Gabriel-Omar Bati a yellow card for diving instead. Gabriel-Omar Bati hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After 13 minutes of play, The Wolfpack™'s Costin Alucai made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giro Escurza was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Gabriel-Omar Bati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Giro Escurza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Costin Alucai went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 27 minutes into the game, Couto Mixto F.C.'s Gabriel-Omar Bati nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ricardo Hendrickx made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Omar Bati in the 33rd minute of play forced The Wolfpack™'s goalkeeper Ricardo Hendrickx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabriel-Omar Bati received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ricardo Hendrickx came out and tried to block the shot, but Gabriel-Omar Bati slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 34th minute. After 38 minutes, Perfecto Rodríguez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Couto Mixto F.C. and the The Wolfpack™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. The Wolfpack™ made a substitution. Flavinho Neves replaced Mathias-Alexander Van Hoovelt. Costin Alucai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edmílson Prata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Giro Escurza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardo Hendrickx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel-Omar Bati in the 45th minute of play. In the 47th minute Couto Mixto F.C. were awarded a corner. Rubén Barrientos went to the cornerflag to take it. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

53 minutes into the match, Couto Mixto F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Michael Wollans came free, but Giro Escurza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute Costin Alucai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giro Escurza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute Gabriel-Omar Bati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Hendrickx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Costin Alucai's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Giro Escurza firmly grabbed it by the left post. Giro Escurza made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Costin Alucai sent off a good shot on target. Costin Alucai could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Giro Escurza made a huge save. Couto Mixto F.C. made a substitution. Xuan Mangas replaced Gabriel-Omar Bati. Couto Mixto F.C. made a substitution. Eneko Quesada replaced Rubén Barrientos. Couto Mixto F.C. made a substitution. Peru Casals replaced Perfecto Rodríguez. 82 minutes in the game Flavinho Neves did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Costin Alucai. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xuan Mangas in the 86th minute of play forced The Wolfpack™'s goalkeeper Ricardo Hendrickx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute of the match Couto Mixto F.C. got a corner. The Wolfpack™'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xuan Mangas ran over to the corner to take the kick. Michael Wollans kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.