Friendly League

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute Lucio Stanislao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruperto Maria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th match minute, El Fortín de Floresta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fulgencio Frances to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 14 minutes, Pablo Martinez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salmuera CP's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pablo Martinez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 16 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's Lucio Stanislao sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ruperto Maria narrowly saved just below the crossbar. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fan Xing Zhou in the 19th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Salvador Hats could shoot a difficult shot in the 20th minute, which Ruperto Maria however easily saved by the left post. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fan Xing Zhou in the 24th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fan Xing Zhou in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santos Orlan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Salmuera CP booed when El Fortín de Floresta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lisandro Martinez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santos Orlan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fan Xing Zhou's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. The supporters of El Fortín de Floresta booed when Salmuera CP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Torcuato Herrero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santos Orlan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Costin Duca's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. With an all-out effort, El Fortín de Floresta's Ruperto Maria threw himself towards the right post 37 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Salvador Hats, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ruperto Maria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvador Hats, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute Torcuato Herrero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Orlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pablo Martinez in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santos Orlan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 48 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Fan Xing Zhou came free, but Santos Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Salvador Hats to make the kick off. Santos Orlan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fan Xing Zhou in the 56th minute. Ruperto Maria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Hats, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Santos Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costin Duca in the 60th minute of play. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save El Fortín de Floresta from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Costin Duca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santos Orlan was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Santos Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fan Xing Zhou in the 72nd minute of play. Ruperto Maria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucio Stanislao in the 76th minute of play. A collision led to El Fortín de Floresta getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Fulgencio Frances hit a great ball. El Fortín de Floresta made a substitution. Hector Selmo replaced Flavio Luar. A collision led to El Fortín de Floresta getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Fulgencio Frances hit a great ball. Santos Orlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Gopala Pillai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santos Orlan was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Ali Gopala Pillai capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ali Gopala Pillai really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 95th match minute, Salmuera CP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Liberto Millar to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th minute, Lucio Stanislao left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Fortín de Floresta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Salmuera CP players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for El Fortín de Floresta.