Friendly League

El Coliseo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Flavio Cifuentes started the match with the kick off. When Flavio Cifuentes came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Taltum 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 Flavio Cifuentes couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Cifuentes in the 6th minute of play forced ALEXANDRIA's goalkeeper Godfredo Obano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Godfredo Obano came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Taltum FC's Flavio Cifuentes. But to his dismay, Flavio Cifuentes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Cifuentes in the 9th minute of play forced ALEXANDRIA's goalkeeper Godfredo Obano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enrique Ilazki got free with Zhang Hao Qing in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the ALEXANDRIA defense, Flavio Cifuentes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Godfredo Obano. The ALEXANDRIA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Godfredo Obano should have stopped the shot. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by ALEXANDRIA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Norbert Dabrowski was slow to take the kick. During this time Taltum FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Taltum FC's Norbert Dabrowski to fire away a dangerous shot which Godfredo Obano despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervasio Chorache in the 23rd minute of play forced Taltum FC's goalkeeper Zhang Hao Qing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Cavenaghi scored 0-3 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Godfredo Obano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Godfredo Obano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Cavenaghi, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. ALEXANDRIA's Godfredo Obano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavio Cifuentes in the 29th minute of play. Taltum FC's Zhang Hao Qing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervasio Chorache in the 32nd minute of play. Zhang Hao Qing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gervasio Chorache in the 32nd minute of the match. Godfredo Obano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Cavenaghi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geoffrey Verhelst's late challenge caught a Taltum FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Geoffrey Verhelst helped the player get up and apologised. After the first half Taltum FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Enrique Ilazki to make the kick off. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by ALEXANDRIA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Norbert Dabrowski was slow to take the kick. During this time Taltum FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Taltum FC's corner Urko Vinuesa fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Godfredo Obano quite easily take care of the ball. Godfredo Obano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Cavenaghi in the 58th minute of the match. With 63 minutes on the clock, Andres Tufiño commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Taltum FC made a substitution. Urtsin Copeiro replaced Di Le Jun. In a very dangerous position, a player in Taltum FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 62nd minute. Penalty! Feliciano Itzaina took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zhang Hao Qing. Zhang Hao Qing dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Zhang Hao Qing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gervasio Chorache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute, Espinosa Marco fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Godfredo Obano, passed just outside the right post. Gervasio Chorache hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Alberto Acosta scored 2-3 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zhang Hao Qing, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Espinosa Marco came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Taltum 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 Espinosa Marco couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, ALEXANDRIA's Gervasio Chorache got a free kick in the 94th minute. Godfredo Obano was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Roldan Castellanos. Godfredo Obano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Espinosa Marco's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. When the final whistle sounded Taltum FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than ALEXANDRIA.