Friendly League

Dr. Alejandro Pérez
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wilfredo Cordara made the kick off which started today's match. Chivos's Wilfredo Cordara got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Josué Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilfredo Cordara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Wilfredo Cordara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Josué Macedo. FC SOLOTHURN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wilfredo Cordara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilfredo Cordara in the 23rd minute of play forced FC SOLOTHURN's goalkeeper Josué Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilfredo Cordara might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Josué Macedo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wilfredo Cordara ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilfredo Cordara in the 27th minute of play forced FC SOLOTHURN's goalkeeper Josué Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilfredo Cordara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josué Macedo having to interfere. 32 minutes into the match, Chivos's goal looked a bit too open when Gheorghe Hagi came free, but Jesus Atarratze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wilfredo Cordara in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Josué Macedo saved FC SOLOTHURN from getting behind. 40 minutes into the match, FC SOLOTHURN's goalkeeper Josué Macedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilfredo Cordara. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anfilogino Sasso to make the kick off. The supporters of FC SOLOTHURN booed when Chivos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Siro Nuno didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jesus Atarratze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gheorghe Hagi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute Aras Görkem Zümer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josué Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chivos's Lindo Trabucco was substituted for Arsenio Garoa. If Wilfredo Cordara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Josué Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilfredo Cordara in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Wilfredo Cordara made a precise shot to the right of Josué Macedo. FC SOLOTHURN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 67th minute, Wilfredo Cordara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Josué Macedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. The supporters of FC SOLOTHURN booed when Chivos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Godo Munk didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacob Madruga in the 70th minute of play forced Chivos's goalkeeper Jesus Atarratze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chivos made a substitution. Batuhan Modrić replaced Wilfredo Cordara. In the 77th minute Chivos were awarded a corner. Aaron Anselmino went to the cornerflag to take it. Josué Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Batuhan Modrić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jesus Atarratze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anfilogino Sasso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute, Batuhan Modrić left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chivos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Josué Macedo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Batuhan Modrić's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Josué Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batuhan Modrić in the 90th minute of play. Batuhan Modrić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Chivos fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC SOLOTHURN had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.