Prized/Friendly Cup

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ferran Torres kicked off to start the match. Santos Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qiao Qing Ying in the 3rd minute of play. Santos Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qiao Qing Ying in the 13th minute of play. After some careless play in the El Fortín de Floresta defense, Qiao Qing Ying kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santos Orlan. The El Fortín de Floresta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santos Orlan should have stopped the shot. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qiao Qing Ying in the 20th minute of play. Lilko Timov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Salvador Hats in the 21st minute. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferran Torres in the 24th minute of play. Hong Feng Jian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 38 minutes of play, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Ferran Torres made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santos Orlan was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 44th minute, Casimiro Policarpio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in El Fortín de Floresta's zone, Ferran Torres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santos Orlan came out of the goal and Ferran Torres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half VN SOKOLI-VARNA were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Salvador Hats made a kick off. In the 51st minute Ferran Torres 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. A collision led to El Fortín de Floresta getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Lauras Pukelevičius hit a great ball. Hong Feng Jian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Santos Orlan made a huge save. 63 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Qiao Qing Ying came free, but Santos Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Santos Orlan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hong Feng Jian. 1-4 became the score in the 81st minute when Hong Feng Jian elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. El Fortín de Floresta made a substitution. Cristo Orlan replaced Lauras Pukelevičius. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferran Torres in the 86th minute of play forced El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Santos Orlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 89 minutes, Salvador Hats made it 2-4 with a short kick to the right side. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Lilko Timov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save El Fortín de Floresta from getting a goal against them. The VN SOKOLI-VARNA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing VN SOKOLI-VARNA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.