Friendly League

Don Pepe
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sven-Edvin Jansson started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, GuateFortín's Sven-Edvin Jansson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vitaliy Vischak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Tartalo in the 6th minute of play forced GuateFortín's goalkeeper Nery Pumpido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Soroca F.C.'s Vitaliy Vischak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zico Zellier in the 8th minute of play. After 9 minutes Soroca F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Angel Alvarenga who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Heriberto Correa managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 15 minutes into the match, GuateFortín's goal looked a bit too open when Adrián Espadas came free, but Nery Pumpido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the GuateFortín defense, Adrián Espadas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nery Pumpido. The GuateFortín fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nery Pumpido should have stopped the shot. Adrián Espadas scored 1-2 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nery Pumpido, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cyprien Combaz made in the 23rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by GuateFortín's Roberto Trotta. In the 27th minute Adrián Espadas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nery Pumpido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vitaliy Vischak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven-Edvin Jansson in the 29th minute. Vitaliy Vischak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven-Edvin Jansson in the 33rd minute. Sven-Edvin Jansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Vitaliy Vischak made a huge save. Nery Pumpido took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amador Venceslao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Soroca F.C.'s zone, Sven-Edvin Jansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vitaliy Vischak came out of the goal and Sven-Edvin Jansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 45th minute, Soroca F.C.'s Zézinho Neiva seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Zézinho Neiva the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Soroca F.C. protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Zézinho Neiva had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to Soroca F.C. getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Zézinho Neiva hit a great ball. Vitaliy Vischak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven-Edvin Jansson in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Adrián Espadas made the kick off in the second half. Vitaliy Vischak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zico Zellier in the 51st minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Sven-Edvin Jansson made a precise shot to the right of Vitaliy Vischak. Soroca F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Soroca F.C.'s Rodolfo Atarrabi was substituted for Hernan Lano. GuateFortín's Máximo Perrone was substituted for Heriberto Correa. Soroca F.C.'s Natalio Mazuste managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Stanyo Búnkov in the 62 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Edvin Jansson in the 67th minute of play forced Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Vitaliy Vischak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 69 minutes of play, GuateFortín's Sven-Edvin Jansson made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vitaliy Vischak was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cosme Jaen succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-3 in the 76th playminute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Danilo Ocampo during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 79 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for GuateFortín! Nery Pumpido had in the 81stth minute some difficulties stopping Natalio Mazuste's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Nery Pumpido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Răzvan Necula, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Sven-Edvin Jansson's late challenge caught a Soroca F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sven-Edvin Jansson helped the player get up and apologised. GuateFortín's Nery Pumpido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amador Venceslao in the 86th minute of play. Cosme Jaen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Nery Pumpido made a huge save. Cosme Jaen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Nery Pumpido made a huge save. Soroca F.C.'s Cosme Jaen managed to work through GuateFortín's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Cosme Jaen dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Vitaliy Vischak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Villanueva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Villanueva in the 98th minute of play forced Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Vitaliy Vischak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.