Friendly League

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Salvador Hats took the kick off in the first half of the match. Salvador Hats's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 4thth minute, Ariel Ponc skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 5 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Feliciano Fernendo came free, but Santos Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7thth minute of the game Salvador Hats who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Villa Mitre City's Ariel Ponc was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Hats in the 9th minute of play forced Villa Mitre City's goalkeeper Ariel Ponc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, El Fortín de Floresta's Ariel Ponc threw himself towards the right post 13 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Salvador Hats, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 15 minutes into the match, Salvador Hats notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Villa Mitre City's Ariel Ponc. Ariel Ponc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 18th minute Salvador Hats shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Ponc 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 Salvador Hats in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ariel Ponc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 20 minutes, Salvador Hats managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Fortín de Floresta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Salvador Hats was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 25thth minute of the game Salvador Hats who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Villa Mitre City's Ariel Ponc was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Salvador Hats's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ariel Ponc was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. When El Fortín de Floresta's Salvador Hats in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Villa Mitre City's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Salvador Hats's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ariel Ponc was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliciano Fernendo in the 37th minute of play forced El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Santos Orlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ariel Ponc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Salvador Hats's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. In the 40th minute of the match El Fortín de Floresta got a corner. Villa Mitre City's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Casimiro Policarpio ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 41st minute of the match, Salvador Hats tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ariel Ponc saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 43 minutes into the match, Villa Mitre City's goalkeeper Ariel Ponc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Salvador Hats. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Flavio Lauro during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Flavio Lauro hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Ariel Ponc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvador Hats, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Ferdinando Buccella made the kick off in the second half. After taking down the ball on El Fortín de Floresta's corner Casimiro Policarpio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ariel Ponc quite easily take care of the ball. In the 54thth minute of the game Salvador Hats who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Villa Mitre City's Ariel Ponc was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavio Lauro got free with Santos Orlan in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ariel Ponc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucio Stanislao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 60 minutes Villa Mitre City's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Casimiro Policarpio who took care of the corner kick. The corner led El Fortín de Floresta's Casimiro Policarpio to fire away a dangerous shot which Ariel Ponc despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Hats in the 63rd minute of play forced Villa Mitre City's goalkeeper Ariel Ponc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When El Fortín de Floresta's Salvador Hats in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Villa Mitre City's goalie prevented a goal. In the 68th minute Villa Mitre City were awarded a corner. Urbano Mendiko went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 70th minute, Salvador Hats ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ariel Ponc was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. El Fortín de Floresta's Hector Selmo was substituted for Flavio Luar. El Fortín de Floresta's Inocencio Lixandro was substituted for Cristo Orlan. The audience was convinced that Salvador Hats's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ariel Ponc was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Ariel Ponc 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 77th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Salvador Hats in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ariel Ponc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Salvador Hats scored 6-0 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ariel Ponc, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ariel Ponc 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 89th minute. The supporters of El Fortín de Floresta booed when Villa Mitre City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benigno Ibañez didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Lucio Stanislao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 92 minutes into the match, Villa Mitre City's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Hats came free, but Ariel Ponc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, Lauras Pukelevičius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. El Fortín de Floresta's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.