Friendly League

El Templo del Dolor
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cheng Le Xing kicked off to start the match. Gigih Buffon made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Cheng Le Xing sent off a good shot on target. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tracto's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aşır Satılmış was slow to take the kick. During this time Pakorro AFC's players had a chance to rest. Okan Kongur might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bogdan Samokovliyski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Okan Kongur ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 8th minute Okan Kongur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Samokovliyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Demirci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Gigih Buffon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Bogdan Samokovliyski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cheng Le Xing could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Gigih Buffon made a huge save. In the 17th match minute, Tracto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramiro Funes Mori to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Tracto getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Okan Kongur hit a great ball. Bogdan Samokovliyski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Okan Kongur, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute of the match, Abel Etxatxu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gigih Buffon saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Tracto's Gigih Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Tracto from getting a goal against them. Okan Kongur's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bogdan Samokovliyski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Tracto's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Okan Kongur in the 37th minute. In the 39thth minute of the game Cheng Le Xing who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tracto's Gigih Buffon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 44 minutes, Aşır Satılmış managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pakorro AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aşır Satılmış was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Pakorro AFC made a substitution. Marcos Firmo replaced Artun Filiz. The wind increased when Okan Kongur made the kick off in the second half. Cheng Le Xing blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gigih Buffon having to make a save. Tracto's Gigih Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cheng Le Xing in the 60th minute of play. Marcos Firmo took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gigih Buffon. Gigih Buffon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 67 minutes into the match, Tracto's goal looked a bit too open when Cheng Le Xing came free, but Gigih Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gigih Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheng Le Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After 75 played minutes Tracto got a freekick which was hit by Fernan Perrando. A collision led to Tracto getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Fernan Perrando hit a great ball. Gigih Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Astor Giampietro, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Okan Kongur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Samokovliyski having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 86th minute of the game. One of Tracto:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pakorro AFC:s goal. Tracto's Gigih Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Astor Giampietro in the 89th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Corrado Pinti in the 91st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Pakorro AFC's Marcos Firmo. In the 98th minute, one of Tracto:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Tracto. Gigih Buffon had in the 100thth minute some difficulties stopping Aşır Satılmış's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Pakorro AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Tracto for a fine match.