Friendly League

Martin Palermo
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Cascade Park West's Amir Lee 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. In the 3rd match minute, Cascade Park West was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zoilo Doblas to maneuver through the defense. Rodolfo Cordeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Dario Wilhelm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Cascade Park West's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Transito came free, but Dario Wilhelm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Amir Lee put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Errapel. Jonathan Errapel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amir Lee in the 15th minute of the match. Jonathan Errapel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldo Renteria in the 19th minute of play. Miguel Transito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Dario Wilhelm tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Miguel Transito came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Santa Maradona fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Miguel Transito couldn't finish the play. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldo Renteria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the match, Cascade Park West's goalkeeper Dario Wilhelm had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodolfo Cordeiro. Jonathan Errapel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldo Renteria in the 27th minute of play. Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Transito in the 31st minute of play. Laureano Sustrai could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Dario Wilhelm made a huge save. After some careless play in the Santa Maradona defense, Allen Dalton kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Errapel. The Santa Maradona fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Errapel should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Sustrai in the 38th minute of play forced Cascade Park West's goalkeeper Dario Wilhelm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Cascade Park West from getting a goal against them. Jonathan Errapel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldo Renteria, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. 44 minutes into the game, Cascade Park West's Waldo Renteria nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Errapel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After the first half Cascade Park West were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Miguel Transito stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dario Wilhelm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Cordeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cascade Park West's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Haroldo Martxot was slow to take the kick. During this time Santa Maradona's players had a chance to rest. Santa Maradona's Gervasio Garcia was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dario Wilhelm in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience was convinced that Laureano Sustrai's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dario Wilhelm was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. 60 minutes into the match, Santa Maradona's goal looked a bit too open when Waldo Renteria came free, but Jonathan Errapel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dario Wilhelm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Cordeiro in the 61st minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Santa Maradona's goal looked a bit too open when Amir Lee came free, but Jonathan Errapel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Cordeiro in the 63rd minute of play. Amir Lee took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Errapel. Jonathan Errapel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 67thth minute of the game Amir Lee who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Transito in the 70th minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, Santa Maradona's Miguel Transito nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dario Wilhelm made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. In the 73rd match minute, Santa Maradona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haroldo Martxot to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Amir Lee in the 74th minute really tested Jonathan Errapel's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Cordeiro in the 75th minute of play. Cascade Park West made a substitution. Wang Sha Qian replaced Amir Lee. In the 81st minute of the match Cascade Park West got a corner. Santa Maradona's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Barlas Aydın ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Barlas Aydın almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel did a great save. Laureano Sustrai recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Transito in the 91st minute of play. Dario Wilhelm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Transito in the 95th minute of play. The Cascade Park West supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Cascade Park West would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.