Friendly League

La Fortaleza
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. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Rafaela FC booed when Alcatraz F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcial Kusko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiberiu Ghizdeanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, Alcatraz F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Rolando Jax came free, but Tiberiu Ghizdeanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Octavio Gonzo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Tiberiu Ghizdeanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 12th minute of play forced Alcatraz F.C's goalkeeper Tiberiu Ghizdeanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Emanuel Ferran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Inocencio Veronica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Ferran in the 14th minute of the match. Inocencio Veronica made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gaspar Mantzio in the 19th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tiberiu Ghizdeanu saved Alcatraz F.C from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tiberiu Ghizdeanu saved Alcatraz F.C from getting behind. Tiberiu Ghizdeanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavio Gonzo in the 26th minute of the match. Ross Strong kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the game, Rafaela FC's Octavio Gonzo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tiberiu Ghizdeanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Tiberiu Ghizdeanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavio Gonzo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes in the game Humberto Bihar did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Octavio Gonzo. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emanuel Ferran got free with Inocencio Veronica in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silvano Orlan to make the kick off. With a little luck, Alcatraz F.C's Tiberiu Ghizdeanu got control of the ball when Rolando Jax tried to sneak it across the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Silvano Orlan notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica. Inocencio Veronica was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alcatraz F.C's Tiberiu Ghizdeanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Alcatraz F.C from getting a goal against them. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After 79 played minutes Rafaela FC got a freekick which was hit by Ross Strong. Octavio Gonzo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Tiberiu Ghizdeanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio got free with Tiberiu Ghizdeanu in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvano Orlan in the 87th minute of play. Despite being the better team, Rafaela FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.