Friendly League

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Godofredo Marin started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Elias Figueroa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrik Stöckert in the 4th minute of play forced Maravilla's goalkeeper Facundo Altamirano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamid Merah-Benida in the 6th minute of play forced Maravilla's goalkeeper Facundo Altamirano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Brett Cordrey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Facundo Altamirano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Bruno Pasquino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bolivar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Maravilla the free kick. In the 17th minute, Bruno Pasquino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Facundo Altamirano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tedj Sellal, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. When Bolivar's Hamid Merah-Benida in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Maravilla's goalie prevented a goal. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Bolivar's goalkeeper Afiz Ching, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Afiz Ching showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cruz Credo in the 26th minute of the match. Facundo Altamirano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brett Cordrey in the 27th minute of the match. Bolivar were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after Maravilla's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Patrik Stöckert took the corner. 33 minutes into the match, Bolivar's goal looked a bit too open when Cruz Credo came free, but Afiz Ching reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Maravilla's goal looked a bit too open when Brett Cordrey came free, but Facundo Altamirano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cruz Credo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Afiz Ching was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tedj Sellal made a kick off. After some careless play in the Bolivar defense, Cruz Credo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Afiz Ching. The Bolivar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Afiz Ching should have stopped the shot. Afiz Ching showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cruz Credo in the 56th minute of the match. Maravilla's Facundo Altamirano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brett Cordrey in the 57th minute of play. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Maravilla's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Patrik Stöckert was slow to take the kick. During this time Bolivar's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cruz Credo in the 62nd minute of play forced Bolivar's goalkeeper Afiz Ching to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Maravilla getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Roberto Mouzo hit a great ball. Afiz Ching showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cruz Credo, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bolivar's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Paulus Van Poucke was slow to take the kick. During this time Maravilla's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Maravilla's Paulus Van Poucke to fire away a dangerous shot which Afiz Ching despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Bolivar's goal looked a bit too open when Cruz Credo came free, but Afiz Ching reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hamid Merah-Benida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Facundo Altamirano having to interfere. Afiz Ching showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cruz Credo, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. When Maravilla's Cruz Credo in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bolivar's goalie prevented a goal. Facundo Altamirano made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Brett Cordrey sent off a good shot on target. Bolivar's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Patrik Stöckert in the 93rd minute. After taking down the ball on Bolivar's corner Patrik Stöckert fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Facundo Altamirano quite easily take care of the ball. In the 95th minute of the match, Tedj Sellal got a very nice opportunity to score, but Facundo Altamirano was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.