Friendly League

Hugo Omar Curto
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Derek Cooke took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Emeterio in the 3rd minute of play forced Full Fart Framåt's goalkeeper Eric Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rolando Zárate kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Lander Justens hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute of the match Derek Cooke sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Celedonio Saturnin skillfully saved the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Full Fart Framåt's goalkeeper Eric Donnarumma had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benicio Mundo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Derek Cooke in the 12th minute of play forced CACYFA's goalkeeper Celedonio Saturnin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celedonio Saturnin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miquel Portes went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benicio Mundo during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, CACYFA's Benicio Mundo got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 26thth minute of the game Derek Cooke who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CACYFA's Celedonio Saturnin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Rolando Zárate notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Full Fart Framåt's Eric Donnarumma. Eric Donnarumma was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 35 minutes into the match, CACYFA's goal looked a bit too open when Derek Cooke came free, but Celedonio Saturnin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 37 played minutes Full Fart Framåt got a freekick which was hit by Aleksander Liermann. Alfredo Emeterio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Eric Donnarumma made a huge save. After some careless play in the CACYFA defense, Derek Cooke kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Celedonio Saturnin. The CACYFA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Celedonio Saturnin should have stopped the shot. In the 45th minute Rodrigo Aznaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th match minute, Full Fart Framåt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alessandro Berardi to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfredo Emeterio to make the kick off. Celedonio Saturnin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miquel Portes, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Jörgen Ekman received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Celedonio Saturnin came out and tried to block the shot, but Jörgen Ekman slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 61st minute. After a rather tough play, CACYFA's Ruperto Kinsen got a free kick in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Full Fart Framåt's goal looked a bit too open when Rolando Zárate came free, but Eric Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Saul Itzaina during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Saul Itzaina hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Full Fart Framåt's Eric Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Dominguez in the 71st minute of play. A collision led to CACYFA getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Jaime Dominguez hit a great ball. Eric Donnarumma came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by CACYFA's Alfredo Emeterio. But to his dismay, Alfredo Emeterio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Eric Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Aznaro in the 88th minute of play. Eric Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Aznaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 96 minutes into the game, Jörgen Ekman recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Celedonio Saturnin. Jörgen Ekman showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-4. The Full Fart Framåt supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Full Fart Framåt would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.