Friendly League

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) El Fortín de Floresta's Salvador Hats started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, La Herradura FC's Rene Eder got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Denis Raitin kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. You Sheng Qi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Salvador Hats in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute Denis Raitin 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. When Salvador Hats came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the El Fortín de Floresta 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 Salvador Hats couldn't finish the play. After 10 minutes, Lauras Pukelevičius mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Fortín de Floresta and the La Herradura FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lauras Pukelevičius kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Herradura FC's goalkeeper You Sheng Qi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Salvador Hats's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but You Sheng Qi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Santos Orlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Baldovino in the 18th minute of the match. 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 Marian Brytan in the 19th minute of play. Salvador Hats recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Salvador Hats's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but You Sheng Qi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. The throw-in from Efrain Gotzon in the 28th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by El Fortín de Floresta's Alvino Tinto. A hard shot 35 in the game by Salvador Hats from a close distance when the talented You Sheng Qi managed to make a qualified save. La Herradura FC's players were relieved. You Sheng Qi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salvador Hats in the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Marian Brytan 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. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ernesto Baldovino was the one to do the kick off. Ernesto Baldovino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Santos Orlan made a huge save. You Sheng Qi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvador Hats in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute of the match El Fortín de Floresta got a corner. La Herradura FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alvino Tinto ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on El Fortín de Floresta's corner Alvino Tinto fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and You Sheng Qi quite easily take care of the ball. You Sheng Qi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvador Hats in the 61st minute of play. In the 61st minute, Salvador Hats ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. You Sheng Qi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 66th minute, Salvador Hats 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: 3-0. You Sheng Qi 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 69th minute. 71 minutes into the match, La Herradura FC's Denis Raitin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santos Orlan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marian Brytan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Santos Orlan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marian Brytan in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santos Orlan saved El Fortín de Floresta from getting behind. After 76 played minutes La Herradura FC got a freekick which was hit by Denis Raitin. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marco Paulin in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck You Sheng Qi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Paulin in the 81st minute of play forced La Herradura FC's goalkeeper You Sheng Qi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Denis Raitin took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Santos Orlan to make any attempt to save it. In the 87thth minute of the game Marco Paulin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Herradura FC's You Sheng Qi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 88 minutes into the game, El Fortín de Floresta's Marco Paulin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. You Sheng Qi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. In the 91st match minute, El Fortín de Floresta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Paulin to maneuver through the defense. Marco Paulin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without You Sheng Qi having to make a save. You Sheng Qi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Paulin, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. In the 95th minute, Efrain Gotzon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. El Fortín de Floresta had won after a very even match.