Friendly League

Iván Elías Moreno
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Alpachiri AFC's Santiago Txilar 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Txilar in the 2nd minute of play forced CD Municipal's goalkeeper George Forsyth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Shantala made an important save on a dangerous shot by Enrique Cassaretto in the 5th minute. If Enrique Cassaretto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Enrique Cassaretto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roman Shantala was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. George Forsyth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Bartolome, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 18 minutes into the game, Patricio Bartolome 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. If Enrique Cassaretto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alpachiri AFC's Roman Shantala proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Alpachiri AFC from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Enrique Cassaretto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roman Shantala was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. 24 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when CD Municipal's Enrique Cassaretto fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 29 minutes into the match, Alpachiri AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Enrique Cassaretto came free, but Roman Shantala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enrique Cassaretto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Enrique Cassaretto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Roman Shantala made a huge save. CD Municipal's George Forsyth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Txilar in the 32nd minute of play. Enrique Cassaretto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roman Shantala having to make a save. Enrique Cassaretto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Roman Shantala made a huge save. Enrique Cassaretto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roman Shantala having to make a save. Roman Shantala made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Enrique Cassaretto sent off a good shot on target. Enrique Cassaretto 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. Johnny Ramone charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Johnny Ramone the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Johnny Ramone kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

George Forsyth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Txilar in the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Enrique Cassaretto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CD Municipal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. CD Municipal made a substitution. Oalo Dean replaced Zlatan Molina. 61 minutes into the match, Alpachiri AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Oalo Dean came free, but Roman Shantala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute of the match CD Municipal got a corner. Alpachiri AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Martino Armona ran over to the corner to take the kick. CD Municipal's Martino Armona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Roman Shantala in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 63rd match minute, Alpachiri AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ladislao Savier to maneuver through the defense. Roman Shantala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oalo Dean, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 74th minute of the match CD Municipal got a corner. Alpachiri AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Martino Armona ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on CD Municipal's corner Mosen Colillas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Roman Shantala quite easily take care of the ball. After 75 minutes of play, CD Municipal's Oalo Dean made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roman Shantala was left in no man's land by his defense there! 79 minutes into the match, Alpachiri AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Oalo Dean came free, but Roman Shantala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When CD Municipal's Oalo Dean in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alpachiri AFC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 82nd minute Oalo Dean shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Shantala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, CD Municipal's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Txilar came free, but George Forsyth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the game, CD Municipal's Oalo Dean nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roman Shantala made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. When CD Municipal's Oalo Dean in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alpachiri AFC's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. CD Municipal had won after a very even match.