Friendly League

MARLIN ARENA PASTEUR
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Matias Bilintx got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Linus Fredriksson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Óscar Cordoba was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yin Yang in the 7th minute of play. Óscar Cordoba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yin Yang in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute Matias Bilintx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Carlos Alvarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aybek Orcun in the 12th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A nice corner shot did that Boleslaw Gecionis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Óscar Cordoba quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Linus Fredriksson in the 21st minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Linus Fredriksson hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 24 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goal looked a bit too open when Aybek Orcun came free, but Óscar Cordoba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Saturnino Curcio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice moves Dionisio Panpili could shoot a difficult shot in the 37th minute, which Óscar Cordoba however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matias Bilintx in the 39th minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yin Yang's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Óscar Cordoba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Juan Carlos Alvarez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Maradona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Ismael Iglesias 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. In the 48th minute Aybek Orcun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Óscar Cordoba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

52 minutes into the match, Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diego Maradona. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Diego Maradona sent off a good shot on target. Dionisio Panpili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Óscar Cordoba having to interfere. Marlin FC's Reynaldo Duarte was substituted for Boleslaw Gecionis. Marlin FC's Melchor Oidor was substituted for Ismael Iglesias. Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Mario Zanabria replaced Saturnino Curcio. Rune Fanström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juan Carlos Alvarez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Juan Carlos Alvarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Maradona in the 76th minute of the match. Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Linus Fredriksson in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Maradona in the 82nd minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Óscar Cordoba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Linus Fredriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Marlin FC from getting a goal against them. Sporting de Gijón were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after Marlin FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gabriel Diaz took the corner. After taking down the ball on Sporting de Gijón's corner Gabriel Diaz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Juan Carlos Alvarez quite easily take care of the ball. 89 minutes into the game, Diego Maradona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Juan Carlos Alvarez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Juan Carlos Alvarez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Bilintx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.