Friendly League

MARLIN ARENA PASTEUR
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gerardo Lordi kicked off to start the match. Juan Carlos Alvarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Lordi in the 4th minute of the match. Pontus Nordström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fermin Arixo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Andréas Hasselqvist 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Witomir Pisarczyk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santa Margarita's supporters rose to their feet, but Witomir Pisarczyk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juan Carlos Alvarez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Juan Carlos Alvarez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerardo Lordi, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dionisio Panpili in the 22nd minute of play forced Santa Margarita's goalkeeper Pontus Nordström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute of the match Andréas Hasselqvist sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Juan Carlos Alvarez skillfully saved the ball. In the 29th minute Andréas Hasselqvist 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Linus Fredriksson got free with Pontus Nordström in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Witomir Pisarczyk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Carlos Alvarez having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 53rd minute, Linus Fredriksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pontus Nordström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fermin Arixo, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerardo Lordi got free with Juan Carlos Alvarez in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pontus Nordström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fermin Arixo in the 64th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Linus Fredriksson in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pontus Nordström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 66th minute, Fermin Arixo 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 82nd minute Dionisio Panpili shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pontus Nordström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andreas Landgren kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Santa Margarita made a substitution. Wendell Davids replaced Enzo Peruxu. In the 85th match minute, Santa Margarita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Landgren to maneuver through the defense. Pontus Nordström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Linus Fredriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. The supporters of Marlin FC booed when Santa Margarita was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andréas Hasselqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Santa Margarita's goal looked a bit too open when Linus Fredriksson came free, but Pontus Nordström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fermin Arixo charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fermin Arixo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 95th minute of the game. One of Marlin FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Santa Margarita:s goal. When the match had been going on for 97 minutes, Santa Margarita's David Celio got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Juan Carlos Alvarez. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Santa Margarita had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.