Friendly League

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Salvador Hats started the match with the kick off. Santos Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvio Hitzeder in the 4th minute of play. After 5 minutes El Fortín de Floresta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Douglas Tepedino who took care of the corner kick. 7 minutes into the game, Fortin FC's Elvio Hitzeder 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, 0-1. Santos Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jari Thørring in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute Jari Thørring shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Orlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santos Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvio Hitzeder in the 21st minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Fortin FC's goalkeeper Isaias Hug had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Delmar Manex. In the 30th minute, Mariano Pavone made a precise shot to the right of Santos Orlan. El Fortín de Floresta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Albino Oalo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Orlan having to interfere. Santos Orlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Pavone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isaias Hug made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Delmar Manex sent off a good shot on target. 47 minutes into the game, Delmar Manex cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Isaias Hug was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The wind increased when Mariano Pavone made the kick off in the second half. Fortin FC's Isaias Hug played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cipriano Aguilera in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54th minute of the match El Fortín de Floresta got a corner. Fortin FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Casimiro Policarpio ran over to the corner to take the kick. Casimiro Policarpio made a great header on El Fortín de Floresta's corner, it was just that Fortin FC's Isaias Hug managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cipriano Aguilera in the 60th minute of play forced Fortin FC's goalkeeper Isaias Hug to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fortin FC's Isaias Hug played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salvador Hats in the 60th minute of play. In the 64th minute Lucio Stanislao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaias Hug saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santos Orlan came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Fortin FC's Jari Thørring. But to his dismay, Jari Thørring quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. After a rather tough play, El Fortín de Floresta's Lucio Stanislao got a free kick in the 73rd minute. El Fortín de Floresta's Cristo Orlan was substituted for Lauras Pukelevičius. After 74 played minutes El Fortín de Floresta got a freekick which was hit by Lucio Stanislao. If Mariano Pavone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 80 minutes into the match, Cipriano Aguilera had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isaias Hug. Fortin FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cipriano Aguilera was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. The supporters of Fortin FC booed when El Fortín de Floresta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvino Tinto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jari Thørring sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Isaias Hug showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvino Tinto, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Fortin FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Douglas Tepedino in the 91st minute. Hector Selmo took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Isaias Hug. Isaias Hug dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. If Jari Thørring had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.