Friendly League

Don Pepe
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcelo Quijada kicked off to start the match. Murilo Pena hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 4 minutes into the game, GuateFortín's Ricardo Mora nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Humberto Xavier made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 10thth minute of the game Aírton Nóbrega who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GuateFortín's Jose Miguel Marin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 11th minute, Gabriel Brizuela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aírton Nóbrega in the 12th minute of play forced GuateFortín's goalkeeper Jose Miguel Marin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Hílton da Silveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodriguinho Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jose Miguel Marin having to interfere. After 28 minutes of play, GuateFortín's Jaime Alvarez made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Humberto Xavier was left in no man's land by his defense there! 37 minutes into the match, Brasilino's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Quijada came free, but Humberto Xavier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to GuateFortín getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Leonel Jimenez hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Brasilino's Aírton Nóbrega tried to score from far away in the 43rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Jorge Valenzuela kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Humberto Xavier. That made the score 3-0 in the 46 minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aírton Nóbrega to strike the kick off in the second half. Jose Miguel Marin acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 53rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Carlos Eduardo Maranhense. Ricardo Mora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Humberto Xavier having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Brizuela in the 58th minute of play forced Brasilino's goalkeeper Humberto Xavier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Humberto Xavier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Alvarez in the 60th minute of play. The supporters of GuateFortín booed when Brasilino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murilo Pena didn't get a good kick on the ball. GuateFortín's Wilber Barragan was substituted for Jaime Alvarez. GuateFortín's Cesar Sanchez was substituted for Ruben Toledano. After 63 played minutes Brasilino got a freekick which was hit by Murilo Pena. After 66 played minutes, Brasilino's Hernani Branco shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jose Miguel Marin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Brasilino reached it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wilber Barragan in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Humberto Xavier saved Brasilino from getting behind. After some careless play in the Brasilino defense, Marcelo Quijada kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Humberto Xavier. The Brasilino fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Humberto Xavier should have stopped the shot. 80 minutes into the match, Wilber Barragan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Humberto Xavier. Brasilino's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wilber Barragan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Ricardo Mora took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Humberto Xavier. Humberto Xavier dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. 90 minutes into the match, Marcelo Quijada had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Humberto Xavier. Brasilino's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcelo Quijada was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. 94 minutes into the game, Fidel Oporto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GuateFortín's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brasilino the free kick. A collision led to GuateFortín getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Fidel Oporto hit a great ball. Humberto Xavier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fidel Oporto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. GuateFortín's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.