Friendly League

LA FORTALEZA
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Osvaldo Gorostiaga took the kick off in the first half of the match. Calvino Inostroza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arnau Bacquet went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Saint Sophia's Osvaldo Gorostiaga got a free kick in the 19th minute. 21 minutes into the game, Rexino Valle recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Calvino Inostroza. Rexino Valle showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 5-0. Calvino Inostroza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rexino Valle in the 24th minute of play. After 26 minutes of play, SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Rexino Valle made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Calvino Inostroza was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 29 minutes, Arnau Bacquet made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. Saint Sophia's Calvino Inostroza tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Calvino Inostroza was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Rexino Valle capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rexino Valle really showed his touch with that goal: 8-0. Calvino Inostroza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rexino Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Calvino Inostroza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rexino Valle in the 37th minute of the match. Calvino Inostroza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rexino Valle in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute, Salvatore Wood hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rexino Valle got free with Calvino Inostroza in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 44th minute, Juan Ignacio Deramond got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Rexino Valle had several of the Saint Sophia's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 45 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 9-0 score and a disappointed Calvino Inostroza as he didn't even see the shot coming. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 9-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rexino Valle to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Saint Sophia defense, Rexino Valle kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Calvino Inostroza. The Saint Sophia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Calvino Inostroza should have stopped the shot. Calvino Inostroza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rexino Valle in the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd match minute, Saint Sophia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rainerio Amezquita to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute, Rexino Valle left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SICARIOS Fútbol Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 12-0. In the 68thth minute of the game Rexino Valle who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saint Sophia's Calvino Inostroza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to SICARIOS Fútbol Club getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Ezmundo Urenda hit a great ball. When Johnny Herrera fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saint Sophia's protests and gave Johnny Herrera a yellow card for diving instead. In the 75th minute, Johnny Herrera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Calvino Inostroza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rexino Valle in the 77th minute of the match. SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Igal Pascual suffered a concussion in the 80th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. After 81 minutes, Osvaldo Gorostiaga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saint Sophia and the SICARIOS Fútbol Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Saint Sophia getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Osvaldo Gorostiaga hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute of the match Ezmundo Urenda shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Calvino Inostroza showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 88th minute, Rexino Valle left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SICARIOS Fútbol Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 14-0. Saint Sophia's Calvino Inostroza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rexino Valle in the 91st minute of play. The supporters of SICARIOS Fútbol Club booed when Saint Sophia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leopoldo Rondizzoni didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 94 minutes, Arnau Bacquet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SICARIOS Fútbol Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnau Bacquet 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 96th minute Rexino Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Calvino Inostroza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee ended the match the SICARIOS Fútbol Club players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.