Friendly League

Cupertino
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. Matias Benvido started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Oratorio getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. German Sabino hit a great ball. The supporters of Apple Inc. booed when Oratorio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matias Benvido didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tobias Cronin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timoteo Gartzi in the 10th minute of the match. The supporters of Apple Inc. booed when Oratorio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matias Benvido didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oratorio's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Norbert Loyd scored to the left of an out of position Ermegildo Enekoitz, making the score, 1-0. Timoteo Gartzi struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Tobias Cronin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Oratorio. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Timoteo Gartzi in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tobias Cronin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Oratorio's Ermegildo Enekoitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norbert Loyd in the 37th minute of play. After having played for 38 minutes, Norbert Loyd managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Apple Inc.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Norbert Loyd was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Norbert Loyd to make the kick off. Tobias Cronin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Timoteo Gartzi in the 51st minute. Tobias Cronin made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Timoteo Gartzi sent off a good shot on target. When Matias Benvido came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Oratorio 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 Matias Benvido couldn't finish the play. Timoteo Gartzi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Tobias Cronin made a huge save. Tobias Cronin was a little too slow when Matias Benvido got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 58th minute. The score was now 1-1. In the 66th minute, Norbert Loyd left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Apple Inc. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 72nd minute, Alec Kenny got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 75th minute Apple Inc. were awarded a corner. Lance Cervantes went to the cornerflag to take it. Norbert Loyd received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Ermegildo Enekoitz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ermegildo Enekoitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norbert Loyd, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Norbert Loyd recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 86 minutes, Matias Benvido managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Oratorio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matias Benvido 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 88th minute of the match, Matias Benvido tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tobias Cronin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. German Sabino kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Ermegildo Enekoitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norbert Loyd in the 90th minute of play. If Collin Spears had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ermegildo Enekoitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Collin Spears in the 94th minute of play. When German Sabino fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Oratorio's protests and gave German Sabino a yellow card for diving instead. German Sabino hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Oratorio players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Apple Inc..