Friendly League

Santo Domingo
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, 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. Belo Alvarez started the match with the kick off. Hızır Naşit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erlantz Bermejo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, Régis Madureira notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of A.D. Alcorcón's Maurino Serena. Maurino Serena was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Maurino Serena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano van Beek in the 13th minute of the match. If Erlantz Bermejo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th minute Régis Madureira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurino Serena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A.D. Alcorcón's Maurino Serena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulf Bokelund in the 18th minute of play. Belo Alvarez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hızır Naşit having to interfere. Belo Alvarez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hızır Naşit came out and tried to block the shot, but Belo Alvarez slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 22nd minute. In the 27th minute Erlantz Bermejo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hızır Naşit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maurino Serena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano van Beek in the 29th minute of play. When Esteban Vadillos fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.D. Alcorcón's protests and gave Esteban Vadillos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th match minute, A.D. Alcorcón was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Vadillos to maneuver through the defense. Maurino Serena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano van Beek in the 31st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adriano van Beek in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maurino Serena saved A.D. Alcorcón from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Adriano van Beek put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Maurino Serena. In the 36th minute, Erlantz Bermejo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hızır Naşit was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. 39 minutes into the match, ✪ XV de Umarizal's goalkeeper Hızır Naşit had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Belo Alvarez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano van Beek in the 43rd minute of play forced A.D. Alcorcón's goalkeeper Maurino Serena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 48 minutes in the game, Régis Madureira dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

✪ XV de Umarizal were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after A.D. Alcorcón's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Telmo Simões took the corner. ✪ XV de Umarizal's Telmo Simões was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Maurino Serena in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Régis Madureira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A.D. Alcorcón's Eusebio Quijana was substituted for Natxo Cacheres. Hızır Naşit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erlantz Bermejo in the 71st minute of play. Belo Alvarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. ✪ XV de Umarizal made a substitution. Valdomiro Ribeiro replaced Telmo Simões. Adriano van Beek received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Maurino Serena came out and tried to block the shot, but Adriano van Beek slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 76th minute. Erlantz Bermejo might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hızır Naşit. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erlantz Bermejo ran back to his position shaking his head. Hızır Naşit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erlantz Bermejo, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 83rd minute of the match ✪ XV de Umarizal got a corner. A.D. Alcorcón's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Valdomiro Ribeiro ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of A.D. Alcorcón's goalie and right to Anderson Passos. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. A.D. Alcorcón's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 87th minute, ✪ XV de Umarizal's Adriano van Beek ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Maurino Serena. Maurino Serena yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-4. ✪ XV de Umarizal's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.