Friendly League

Don Pepe
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Siro Salamon kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the match, GuateFortín's goal looked a bit too open when Siro Salamon came free, but Jose Miguel Marin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute Zeledon Sanduru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jose Miguel Marin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the game, Zeledon Sanduru was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Diego Eterno's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GuateFortín the free kick. Zeledon Sanduru kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Ricardo Mora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute, Ruben Toledano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute of the match GuateFortín got a corner. Diego Eterno's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marcelo Quijada ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gabriel Brizuela hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Quijada in the 40th minute of play forced Diego Eterno's goalkeeper Casimiro Astrada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aurelio Enol during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Aurelio Enol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jorge Collado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcelo Quijada to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Ruben Toledano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonel Jimenez kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 57th match minute, GuateFortín was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Jimenez to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Diego Eterno booed when GuateFortín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonel Jimenez didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Diego Eterno booed when GuateFortín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonel Jimenez didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th match minute, GuateFortín was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelo Quijada to maneuver through the defense. Orlando Morales charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Orlando Morales the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Elvio Gorka blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jose Miguel Marin having to make a save. Casimiro Astrada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Mora in the 71st minute of the match. GuateFortín's Jorge Collado got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, GuateFortín's Marcelo Quijada got a free kick in the 75th minute. Orlando Morales took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Casimiro Astrada. Diego Eterno's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 90th minute of the match Orlando Morales sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Casimiro Astrada skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Diego Eterno's Aurelio Enol got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The GuateFortín players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.