Friendly League

León Kolbowski
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. Juan Carlos Alvarez came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Atlético Atlanta's Alfonso Goicoechea. But to his dismay, Alfonso Goicoechea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Marlin FC from getting a goal against them. In the 18th minute of the match Marlin FC got a corner. Club Atlético Atlanta's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ismael Iglesias ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Marlin FC's Ismael Iglesias to fire away a dangerous shot which Pankracy Glogowski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fermin Arixo in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pankracy Glogowski saved Club Atlético Atlanta from getting behind. In the 27th minute Mugur Chiriac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Carlos Alvarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Goicoechea in the 29th minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pankracy Glogowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Linus Fredriksson in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Paolo Caradaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lázaro Cuartio's late challenge caught a Marlin FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lázaro Cuartio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 38th minute, Lázaro Cuartio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Linus Fredriksson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pankracy Glogowski having to interfere. After having played for 46 minutes, Dionisio Panpili managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marlin FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dionisio Panpili was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alfonso Goicoechea made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Marlin FC's Fermin Arixo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pankracy Glogowski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Remigio Erramu hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After 58 minutes of play Club Atlético Atlanta's Lázaro Cuartio was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 58th match minute, Club Atlético Atlanta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lázaro Cuartio to maneuver through the defense. Linus Fredriksson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 60thth minute tested the skills of Pankracy Glogowski when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 63 minutes into the match, Marlin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mugur Chiriac came free, but Juan Carlos Alvarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64thth minute of the game Linus Fredriksson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Atlético Atlanta's Pankracy Glogowski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dionisio Panpili got free with Pankracy Glogowski in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 75th minute, Fermin Arixo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pankracy Glogowski. The goal made the score 1-3. After 82 minutes, Eustaquio Jaizki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Atlético Atlanta and the Marlin FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Marlin FC booed when Club Atlético Atlanta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustaquio Jaizki didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Marlin FC's Melchor Oidor got a free kick in the 85th minute. After having played for 86 minutes, Ciro Ferdinand managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Atlético Atlanta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ciro Ferdinand was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Club Atlético Atlanta's Pankracy Glogowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fermin Arixo in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Dionisio Panpili hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 2-3 became the score in the 93rd minute when Eustaquio Jaizki elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The Marlin FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.