Friendly League

Estadio Taltun
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Taltum FC's Flavio Cifuentes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Espinosa Marco in the 3rd minute of play forced Cremonese's goalkeeper Jeremias Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zhang Hao Qing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Porfiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Cifuentes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jeremias Cruz having to make a save. Flavio Cifuentes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Jeremias Cruz made a huge save. In the 11th minute, Taltum FC's Marcelo Cavenaghi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Zhang Hao Qing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Valentim in the 16th minute of play. Jeremias Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Cifuentes in the 22nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jaime Porfiro in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zhang Hao Qing saved Taltum FC from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jaime Porfiro in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zhang Hao Qing saved Taltum FC from getting behind. 25 minutes into the game, Cremonese's Witold Ciempa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zhang Hao Qing made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Witold Ciempa struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Zhang Hao Qing didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cremonese. Zhang Hao Qing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lu Guang Lang in the 31st minute of play. Zhang Hao Qing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Porfiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. When Taltum FC's Flavio Cifuentes in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cremonese's goalie prevented a goal. Taltum FC's Zhang Hao Qing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Porfiro in the 42nd minute of play. In the 47th minute, Witold Ciempa 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. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Witold Ciempa was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Witold Ciempa got free with Zhang Hao Qing in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 54 minutes, Marcelo Cavenaghi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Taltum FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcelo Cavenaghi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leonel Valentim hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Taltum FC's Marcelo Cavenaghi got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jeremias Cruz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Flavio Cifuentes's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Cremonese's goal looked a bit too open when Espinosa Marco came free, but Jeremias Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zhang Hao Qing made an important save on a dangerous shot by Witold Ciempa in the 61st minute. Zhang Hao Qing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Witold Ciempa, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. With a little luck, Taltum FC's Zhang Hao Qing got control of the ball when Witold Ciempa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 67th minute Espinosa Marco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Taltum FC's Urtsin Copeiro was substituted for Di Le Jun. Taltum FC's Obregón Pardemanos was substituted for Flavio Cifuentes. Jeremias Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Obregón Pardemanos, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Alvaro Cotobal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taltum FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alvaro Cotobal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jeremias Cruz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jeremias Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Espinosa Marco in the 83rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Taltum FC defense, Jaime Porfiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zhang Hao Qing. The Taltum FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zhang Hao Qing should have stopped the shot. Zhang Hao Qing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Porfiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After 93 minutes of play, Taltum FC's Alvaro Cotobal made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jeremias Cruz was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Taltum FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Cremonese had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.