Friendly League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Roman Riquelme took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, João Garcia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Black Rose 1979's Karl-Johan Ahlqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alonzo Sal in the 4th minute of play. Alonzo Sal kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Riquelme in the 12th minute of the match. After 13 minutes Black Rose 1979's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alonzo Sal who took care of the corner kick. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Zelaya's zone, Davor Šuker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rui Santos came out of the goal and Davor Šuker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 26th minute, Roman Riquelme fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Karl-Johan Ahlqvist, passed just outside the right post. Bonifacio Aztore charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bonifacio Aztore the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Black Rose 1979 booed when Atlético Zelaya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bonifacio Aztore didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute, Sebastian Enekoitz sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Atlético Zelaya's Rui Santos didn't even have to move. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alonzo Sal in the 31st minute of play. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alonzo Sal, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Rui Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerardo Hitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Black Rose 1979's Waldemar Matorin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rui Santos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 38 minutes into the match, Black Rose 1979's Gerardo Hitz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rui Santos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Waldemar Matorin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Santos having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gerardo Hitz to make the kick off. A hard shot 51 in the game by Gerardo Hitz from a close distance when the talented Rui Santos managed to make a qualified save. Atlético Zelaya's players were relieved. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alonzo Sal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute Gerardo Hitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute, Gerardo Hitz 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. Atlético Zelaya's Rui Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerardo Hitz in the 63rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Riquelme in the 65th minute of play forced Black Rose 1979's goalkeeper Karl-Johan Ahlqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Black Rose 1979 were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Atlético Zelaya's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sebastian Enekoitz took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Waldemar Matorin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Rui Santos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alonzo Sal in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute Gerardo Hitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Davor Šuker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gerardo Hitz in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rui Santos saved Atlético Zelaya from getting behind. Rui Santos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Davor Šuker showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 76 minute of play. A collision led to Atlético Zelaya getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Jacobo Abechuco hit a great ball. Sebastian Enekoitz succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-4 in the 82nd playminute. Sebastian Enekoitz was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 87 minutes into the match. Alonzo Sal walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. The supporters of Black Rose 1979 booed when Atlético Zelaya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Riquelme didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Black Rose 1979's Gerardo Hitz in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atlético Zelaya's goalie prevented a goal. Black Rose 1979's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.