Friendly League

Helenas Park
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gerardo Lordi started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andréas Hasselqvist got free with Sacha Bové in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Santa Margarita's Pontus Nordström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Éluard Plantade in the 4th minute of play. Andréas Hasselqvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Sacha Bové made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tanek Walczyk in the 11th minute of play forced Santa Margarita's goalkeeper Pontus Nordström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pontus Nordström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tanek Walczyk in the 11th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Tanek Walczyk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pontus Nordström was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cayetano Ponc in the 15th minute of play forced Santa Margarita's goalkeeper Pontus Nordström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ANAHA FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hassan Theron in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute, Hassan Theron hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pontus Nordström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Éluard Plantade in the 21st minute of play. Sacha Bové made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Lordi in the 23rd minute of play. With a little luck, ANAHA FC's Sacha Bové got control of the ball when Gerardo Lordi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Witomir Pisarczyk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Sacha Bové made a huge save. Pontus Nordström came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by ANAHA FC's Cayetano Ponc. But to his dismay, Cayetano Ponc quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The supporters of Santa Margarita booed when ANAHA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hassan Theron didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th minute, Enzo Peruxu 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. 39 minutes into the game, Witomir Pisarczyk recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sacha Bové. Witomir Pisarczyk showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Cayetano Ponc made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, ANAHA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Witomir Pisarczyk came free, but Sacha Bové reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tanek Walczyk who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 57thth minute tested the skills of Pontus Nordström when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Jean-Pascal Douard charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jean-Pascal Douard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Santa Margarita booed when ANAHA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean-Pascal Douard didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute, Jean-Pascal Douard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pontus Nordström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cayetano Ponc in the 62nd minute of play. Sacha Bové made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Icardi in the 65th minute of play. Sacha Bové made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Icardi in the 67th minute of play. Mauro Icardi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sacha Bové having to interfere. Santa Margarita's Wendell Davids was substituted for Enzo Peruxu. Mauro Icardi might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sacha Bové. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mauro Icardi ran back to his position shaking his head. Sacha Bové took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Icardi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the match, Mauro Icardi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sacha Bové. ANAHA FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mauro Icardi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Mauro Icardi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sacha Bové showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauro Icardi, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 88th minute, ANAHA FC's Tanek Walczyk dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. In the 93rd minute, Mauro Icardi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santa Margarita fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Santa Margarita were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ANAHA FC for a fine match.