Friendly League

Nestor C. Kirchner
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bartolo Ishmael kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bartolo Ishmael in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg François-Xavier Dionnet saved Ruquense FC from getting behind. François-Xavier Dionnet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartolo Ishmael, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomás Bonifaco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miroslaw Mielak in the 11th minute of play. After some careless play in the Torino FC defense, Miroslaw Mielak kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomás Bonifaco. The Torino FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomás Bonifaco should have stopped the shot. Bartolo Ishmael blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without François-Xavier Dionnet having to make a save. François-Xavier Dionnet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolo Ishmael in the 15th minute of play. In the 20th minute Bartolo Ishmael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but François-Xavier Dionnet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bartolo Ishmael, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 20 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The François-Xavier Dionnet was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ruquense FC's goalkeeper François-Xavier Dionnet, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hans-Hermann Spieler's late challenge caught a Ruquense FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hans-Hermann Spieler helped the player get up and apologised. After having played for 37 minutes, Bartolo Ishmael managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Torino FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bartolo Ishmael was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Bartolo Ishmael came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Torino FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bartolo Ishmael couldn't finish the play. Hans-Hermann Spieler kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match.

A collision led to Torino FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Abelardo Tonio hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hans-Hermann Spieler got free with François-Xavier Dionnet in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tomás Bonifaco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovanni Zalon in the 58th minute of play. François-Xavier Dionnet stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bartolo Ishmael's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. In the 63rd minute of the match Torino FC got a corner. Ruquense FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arí da Fonseca ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Arí da Fonseca almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ruquense FC's François-Xavier Dionnet did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basilio Fernandez in the 64th minute of play forced Torino FC's goalkeeper Tomás Bonifaco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute, Basilio Fernandez made a precise shot to the right of Tomás Bonifaco. Torino FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. François-Xavier Dionnet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hans-Hermann Spieler, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Ruquense FC made a substitution. Silvano Bide replaced Miroslaw Mielak. Miroslaw Mielak hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Tomás Bonifaco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basilio Fernandez in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 75th minute Bartolo Ishmael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but François-Xavier Dionnet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute Hans-Hermann Spieler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but François-Xavier Dionnet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. François-Xavier Dionnet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bartolo Ishmael in the 81st minute. With a little luck, Ruquense FC's François-Xavier Dionnet got control of the ball when Bartolo Ishmael tried to sneak it across the goal line. François-Xavier Dionnet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartolo Ishmael, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Torino FC's Tomás Bonifaco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anibal Fiz in the 91st minute of play. Anibal Fiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.