Friendly League

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cristian Naike made the kick off which started today's match. Santos Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Naike in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Naike in the 6th minute of play forced El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Santos Orlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santos Orlan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tiburcio Quinteros went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Santos Orlan came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Vélez Juniors's Cristian Naike. But to his dismay, Cristian Naike quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 14 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Naike came free, but Santos Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Naike came free, but Santos Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elpidio Vitin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Hats, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Santos Orlan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Severo Maule went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 32nd minute, Cristian Naike ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santos Orlan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Elpidio Vitin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cipriano Aguilera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cipriano Aguilera in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elpidio Vitin saved Vélez Juniors from getting behind. Celedonio Eriz kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The audience held their breath when Casimiro Policarpio in the 46th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Elpidio Vitin's left hand side. After the first half Vélez Juniors were leading 0-5. 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 Salvador Hats stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Elpidio Vitin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delmar Manex, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 52ndth minute of the game Salvador Hats who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vélez Juniors's Elpidio Vitin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Cristian Naike's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santos Orlan was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. 56 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Naike came free, but Santos Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Hats in the 59th minute of play forced Vélez Juniors's goalkeeper Elpidio Vitin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vélez Juniors made a substitution. Elvio Checa replaced Tiburcio Quinteros. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Santos Orlan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 69 minutes into the game, Vélez Juniors's Cristian Naike nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santos Orlan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Elpidio Vitin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delmar Manex in the 73rd minute of the match. Santos Orlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Naike, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After 79 minutes, Elvio Checa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vélez Juniors and the El Fortín de Floresta players grew even worse after the yellow card. El Fortín de Floresta's Hector Selmo was substituted for Delmar Manex. El Fortín de Floresta made a substitution. Cristo Orlan replaced Lauras Pukelevičius. In the 81st match minute, Vélez Juniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elvio Checa to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute Cipriano Aguilera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elpidio Vitin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Santos Orlan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Naike. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Cristian Naike managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vélez Juniors's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Naike was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santos Orlan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Vélez Juniors eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.