Friendly League

Dionisio Fernanco
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Santo Refugio started the match with the kick off. Alonzo Lico received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Esteve Cerilo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, CA INCAS's Rene Abadia got a free kick in the 7th minute. After 16 minutes of play, CA INCAS's Zacarias Erdiano made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aquilino Ignado was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of CA INCAS booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseo Montrelle didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute Higinio Marino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aquilino Ignado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sportivo Ben Hur's Santo Refugio got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eliseo Montrelle in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Esteve Cerilo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 33rdth minute of the game Santo Refugio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CA INCAS's Esteve Cerilo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of CA INCAS booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fidel Lucado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aquilino Ignado came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by CA INCAS's Higinio Marino. But to his dismay, Higinio Marino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Esteve Cerilo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Montrelle in the 42nd minute of the match. Zacarias Erdiano struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Aquilino Ignado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CA INCAS. Feliberto Nicholas hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

After 54 minutes, Vinicio Perico mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CA INCAS and the Sportivo Ben Hur players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vinicio Perico hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. When Sportivo Ben Hur's Fidel Lucado in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CA INCAS's goalie prevented a goal. 57 minutes into the game, Santo Refugio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Esteve Cerilo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aquilino Ignado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabio Txerran in the 67th minute. In the 70th match minute, CA INCAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marciano Bitxintxo to maneuver through the defense. Esteve Cerilo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santo Refugio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute, Honorio Ferman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 73 minutes, Feliberto Nicholas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sportivo Ben Hur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Feliberto Nicholas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sportivo Ben Hur's Eliseo Ralondo suffered a sore knee after 81 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Zacarias Erdiano's late challenge caught a Sportivo Ben Hur's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zacarias Erdiano helped the player get up and apologised. Sportivo Ben Hur made a substitution. Abelardo Cristofor replaced Eliseo Ralondo. A collision led to CA INCAS getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Zacarias Erdiano hit a great ball. In the 83rd match minute, Sportivo Ben Hur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santo Refugio to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the match, Eliseo Montrelle had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Esteve Cerilo. CA INCAS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eliseo Montrelle was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. 91 minutes into the match, Santo Refugio notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of CA INCAS's Esteve Cerilo. Esteve Cerilo 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 Sportivo Ben Hur fans cheered their team off the field, for while CA INCAS had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.