Friendly League

Esteve Masbernat
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristiano Santirso got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Cristiano Santirso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Perfecto Mongis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the game, Cristiano Santirso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Perfecto Mongis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cristiano Santirso might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Perfecto Mongis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristiano Santirso ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Santirso in the 12th minute of play forced Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's goalkeeper Perfecto Mongis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆:s goal. Cristiano Santirso scored 0-2 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Perfecto Mongis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 19th minute, Cristiano Santirso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Perfecto Mongis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Perfecto Mongis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Santirso, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. If Cristiano Santirso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Perfecto Mongis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Santirso, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Gică Bogdan quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gonzalo Goi, made in the 35th minute of the game. In the 36thth minute of the game Cristiano Santirso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's Perfecto Mongis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 40 played minutes Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ got a freekick which was hit by Gonzalo Goi. If Cristiano Santirso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ben Gant sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute, Cristiano Santirso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. The Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ were winning 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jerônimo Martins to make the kick off. Cristiano Santirso might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Perfecto Mongis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristiano Santirso ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's Perfecto Mongis got control of the ball when Cristiano Santirso tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristiano Santirso got free with Perfecto Mongis in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 55 played minutes Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ got a freekick which was hit by Gonzalo Goi. Tobias Xacintu charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tobias Xacintu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 60 played minutes ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ got a freekick which was hit by Tobias Xacintu. Cristiano Santirso received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Perfecto Mongis came out and tried to block the shot, but Cristiano Santirso slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 64th minute. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ made a substitution. Rogelio Gaxan replaced Tudor Hurezeanu. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saturnino Romo got free with Perfecto Mongis in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 72 minutes into the match, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Saturnino Romo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Perfecto Mongis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Saturnino Romo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Perfecto Mongis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Saturnino Romo in the 74th minute. Perfecto Mongis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saturnino Romo in the 77th minute of play. When Rogelio Gaxan fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s protests and gave Rogelio Gaxan a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Rogelio Gaxan got a free kick in the 80th minute. Ben Gant fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvano Portillo having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Saturnino Romo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Perfecto Mongis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 89 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ! Saturnino Romo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Perfecto Mongis made a huge save. 96 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gică Bogdan was slow to take the kick. During this time ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s players had a chance to rest. Gonzalo Goi kicked well hit freekick during the 99th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saturnino Romo got free with Perfecto Mongis in the 101st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.