Friendly League

Iván Elías Moreno
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Enrique Cassaretto got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Enrique Cassaretto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Zhang Hao Qing was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Urko Vinuesa hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Marcelo Cavenaghi hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the game, Flavio Cifuentes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. George Forsyth was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enrique Cassaretto got free with Zhang Hao Qing in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29th minute CD Municipal were awarded a corner. Martino Armona went to the cornerflag to take it. Flavio Cifuentes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 36th minute Flavio Cifuentes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Forsyth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcelo Cavenaghi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. George Forsyth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind CD Municipal's goalkeeper George Forsyth, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

George Forsyth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Cifuentes in the 52nd minute of the match. CD Municipal's Ryota Miyagi was substituted for Enrique Cassaretto. CD Municipal's Oalo Dean was substituted for Zlatan Molina. After 57 played minutes Taltum FC got a freekick which was hit by Urko Vinuesa. Flavio Cifuentes scored 1-2 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of George Forsyth, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ryota Miyagi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute, CD Municipal's Iacob Roman seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Iacob Roman the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of CD Municipal protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Iacob Roman had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 75th minute Ryota Miyagi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhang Hao Qing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oalo Dean kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, CD Municipal's goal looked a bit too open when Espinosa Marco came free, but George Forsyth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Taltum FC's Zhang Hao Qing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryota Miyagi in the 80th minute of play. George Forsyth made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Marcelo Cavenaghi sent off a good shot on target. In the 90th minute Marcelo Cavenaghi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Forsyth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. George Forsyth didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ralf Albäck went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ralf Albäck in the 96th minute of play forced CD Municipal's goalkeeper George Forsyth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The CD Municipal supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Taltum FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Taltum FC.