Friendly League

Helenas Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maximo Orain started the match with the kick off. If Gerardo Lordi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gerardo Lordi in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silvestre Vilalobos saved Los Golosos from getting behind. 7 minutes into the match, Santa Margarita's goal looked a bit too open when Maximo Orain came free, but Pontus Nordström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Witomir Pisarczyk hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Pontus Nordström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Estevez in the 9th minute of play. Silvestre Vilalobos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Witomir Pisarczyk in the 14th minute of play. Pontus Nordström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aquilino Arnau in the 16th minute of the match. Silvestre Vilalobos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Witomir Pisarczyk in the 18th minute. With his leg Silvestre Vilalobos managed to avoid a goal in the 20thth minute, when Santa Margarita's Gerardo Lordi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Pontus Nordström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximo Orain in the 21st minute of the match. Andreas Landgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Silvestre Vilalobos made a huge save. With a little luck, Los Golosos's Silvestre Vilalobos got control of the ball when Gerardo Lordi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 25th minute Witomir Pisarczyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvestre Vilalobos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andréas Hasselqvist was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Gerardo Lordi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Silvestre Vilalobos firmly grabbed it by the left post. Silvestre Vilalobos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerardo Lordi in the 37th minute. Pontus Nordström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximo Orain in the 38th minute of play. Gerardo Lordi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvestre Vilalobos having to interfere. Los Golosos's Silvestre Vilalobos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Los Golosos from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerardo Lordi got free with Silvestre Vilalobos in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 46 minutes into the game, Saturnino Ascencio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los Golosos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Santa Margarita the free kick. The supporters of Santa Margarita booed when Los Golosos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saturnino Ascencio didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Enzo Peruxu came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Santa Margarita 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 Enzo Peruxu couldn't finish the play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gerardo Lordi to make the kick off. After 50 minutes of play, Santa Margarita's Witomir Pisarczyk made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silvestre Vilalobos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Silvestre Vilalobos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerardo Lordi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santa Margarita's Mauro Icardi was substituted for Witomir Pisarczyk. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Golosos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Enzo Peruxu was slow to take the kick. During this time Santa Margarita's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquilino Arnau in the 63rd minute of play forced Santa Margarita's goalkeeper Pontus Nordström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute Maximo Orain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pontus Nordström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Santa Margarita's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Estevez came free, but Pontus Nordström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maximo Orain could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Pontus Nordström made a huge save. Silvestre Vilalobos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mauro Icardi went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Los Golosos made a substitution. Adrian Transito replaced Maximo Orain. After a rather tough play, Santa Margarita's Andréas Hasselqvist got a free kick in the 84th minute. Herbert Ziombkowski kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mauro Icardi in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silvestre Vilalobos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Santa Margarita's Mauro Icardi in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Golosos's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Santa Margarita's Pontus Nordström got control of the ball when Adrian Transito tried to sneak it across the goal line. Santa Margarita's Pontus Nordström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Santa Margarita from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Santa Margarita's Pontus Nordström got control of the ball when Adrian Transito tried to sneak it across the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Los Golosos's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Icardi came free, but Silvestre Vilalobos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Los Golosos's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.