Friendly League

Dionisio Fernanco
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. Jorge Hagi started the match with the kick off. In the 8th minute Teo Elivareo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruperto Maria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sportivo Ben Hur's Montrell Harrell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costin Duca in the 10th minute of play. Ruperto Maria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Rodriguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After having played for 14 minutes, Jorge Hagi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sportivo Ben Hur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Hagi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Montrell Harrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Martinez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Montrell Harrell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costin Duca, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After 25 played minutes Sportivo Ben Hur got a freekick which was hit by Jedrzej Chrzan. Montrell Harrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costin Duca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th match minute, Salmuera CP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fan Xing Zhou to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Salmuera CP's Ruperto Maria got control of the ball when Jorge Hagi tried to sneak it across the goal line. After taking down the ball on Sportivo Ben Hur's corner Eduardo Pirro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ruperto Maria quite easily take care of the ball. In the 35th minute Pablo Martinez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Montrell Harrell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costin Duca in the 37th minute of play forced Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Montrell Harrell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Salmuera CP's Ruperto Maria proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Salmuera CP from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pablo Martinez in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Montrell Harrell saved Sportivo Ben Hur from getting behind. Jorge Hagi took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ruperto Maria. Ruperto Maria dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Costin Duca made a kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Salmuera CP's Fan Xing Zhou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Montrell Harrell made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 58th minute, Jonas Esiquio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's goal looked a bit too open when Fan Xing Zhou came free, but Montrell Harrell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salmuera CP's Ruperto Maria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jedrzej Chrzan in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Rodriguez in the 74th minute of play forced Salmuera CP's goalkeeper Ruperto Maria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Salmuera CP's Valdo Corrêa was substituted for Torcuato Herrero. Sportivo Ben Hur's Pablo Escobar was substituted for Eduardo Pirro. Sportivo Ben Hur's Arturo Baladi was substituted for Teo Elivareo. Pablo Martinez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Montrell Harrell made a huge save. 78 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Salmuera CP's Pablo Martinez fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Salmuera CP's goalkeeper Ruperto Maria, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Montrell Harrell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdo Corrêa in the 85th minute of the match. In the 89th minute Jorge Hagi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruperto Maria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arturo Baladi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruperto Maria having to interfere. Sportivo Ben Hur's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.