Friendly League

Ángel Labruna
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jan-Olof Eliasson took the kick off in the first half of the match. The GERLIROJO Ψ fans' excitement grew in the 6th match minute when GERLIROJO Ψ's Martin Jax looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jan-Olof Eliasson took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Juan Morata. Juan Morata dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Martin Jax hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Belchior Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Jax, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Belchior Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Jax in the 17th minute of the match. Belchior Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Jax, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juan Morata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clemente Anaya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when La Gallardeta's Jan-Olof Eliasson fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Belchior Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Jax, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the game, Bernard Zielinski threw the ball into play from the sideline. La Gallardeta's Sebastian Abechuco quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 26th minute, La Gallardeta's Clemente Anaya ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Juan Morata. Juan Morata yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Juan Morata made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Jan-Olof Eliasson sent off a good shot on target. In the 30th minute, Martin Jax made a precise shot to the right of Belchior Saldanha. La Gallardeta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. When GERLIROJO Ψ's Martin Jax in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Gallardeta's goalie prevented a goal. When GERLIROJO Ψ's Martin Jax in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Gallardeta's goalie prevented a goal. In the 39th match minute, GERLIROJO Ψ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernard Zielinski to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the match, La Gallardeta's Jan-Olof Eliasson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juan Morata narrowly saved just below the crossbar. La Gallardeta's Belchior Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Jax in the 43rd minute of play. Clemente Anaya received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Juan Morata came out and tried to block the shot, but Clemente Anaya slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 45th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Martin Jax to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Belchior Saldanha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Jax. In the 57th minute, Sebastian Abechuco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. GERLIROJO Ψ's Martin Jax got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, La Gallardeta's Sebastian Abechuco got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Martin Jax in the 64thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Belchior Saldanha, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 71 minutes into the match, La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Belchior Saldanha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Jax. If Martin Jax had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. GERLIROJO Ψ made a substitution. Efrain Bazkoare replaced Vaklin Dzhevov. La Gallardeta made a substitution. Simon Roldan replaced Bragan McPhil. Epifanio Ibañez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Belchior Saldanha came out and tried to block the shot, but Epifanio Ibañez slotted it home off the left post making it 3-4 in the 84th minute. 87 minutes into the game, La Gallardeta's Clemente Anaya nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juan Morata made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-4. Belchior Saldanha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Epifanio Ibañez went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-5 was the resulting score. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.