Friendly League

Carlos Cuomo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Nina fc's Fulgencio Romildo 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. Yu Ling Xiang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Macerio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yu Ling Xiang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulgencio Romildo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Pero took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dominik Adamus. Dominik Adamus dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Marco Pero might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dominik Adamus. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marco Pero ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fulgencio Romildo in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yu Ling Xiang prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yu Ling Xiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fulgencio Romildo, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Yu Ling Xiang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulgencio Romildo in the 39th minute of the match. Dominik Adamus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Pero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Estación Q.'s Marco Pero got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yu Ling Xiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fulgencio Romildo, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marco Pero to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Nils-Erik Kellman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nina fc's Fulgencio Romildo got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nina fc's Rubens Prata was substituted for Fulgencio Romildo. Nina fc's Aldo Navarro was substituted for Venancio Beltza. Nina fc's Aaron Euloxu was substituted for Saul Macerio. In the 65th minute, Marco Pero 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. Estación Q.'s Aurelio Mincho was substituted for Ziya Özcakir. Rubens Prata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yu Ling Xiang having to interfere. In the 71st minute Rubens Prata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yu Ling Xiang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the game, Estación Q.'s Paulinho Gonçalves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dominik Adamus made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Rubens Prata blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yu Ling Xiang having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubens Prata in the 84th minute of play forced Estación Q.'s goalkeeper Yu Ling Xiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the game, Paulinho Gonçalves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Dominik Adamus was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Estación Q. getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Paulinho Gonçalves hit a great ball. After 95 minutes, Pedro Rangel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nina fc and the Estación Q. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Estación Q.'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.