Friendly League

La Cucha
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. Linus Fredriksson started the match with the kick off. Nestor Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Juan Carlos Alvarez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nestor Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Linus Fredriksson in the 11th minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Mías Khalifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dionisio Panpili took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mías Khalifa. Mías Khalifa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Mías Khalifa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Cachorro in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dionisio Panpili in the 17th minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Mías Khalifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 22 minutes, Nestor Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Simbo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nestor Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 28th minute of the match, Nestor Sancho tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Juan Carlos Alvarez saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 29th minute of the match Simbo FC got a corner. Marlin FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sabri Ravelli ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Boleslaw Sidorowicz managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 31st minute, Simbo FC's Nestor Sancho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Juan Carlos Alvarez. Juan Carlos Alvarez yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Boleslaw Sidorowicz in the 34thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Juan Carlos Alvarez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jeronimo Sotil kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romain Berrewouts in the 37th minute of play. Romain Berrewouts had several of the Marlin FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 38 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-1 score and a disappointed Juan Carlos Alvarez as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 42nd minute, Simbo FC's Romain Berrewouts dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Romain Berrewouts made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boleslaw Sidorowicz in the 53rd minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan Carlos Alvarez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Boleslaw Sidorowicz's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Santiago Cachorro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Simbo FC's Tincho Palermo was substituted for Romain Berrewouts. Melchor Oidor hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 66 minutes into the match, Marlin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sabri Ravelli came free, but Juan Carlos Alvarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute, Tincho Palermo made a precise shot to the right of Juan Carlos Alvarez. Marlin FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. With a little luck, Simbo FC's Mías Khalifa got control of the ball when Dionisio Panpili tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tincho Palermo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giovanni Rana took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mías Khalifa. Mías Khalifa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tincho Palermo in the 96th minute of play.