Friendly League

ARENA PANTANAL
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wilton Vale got the match started through his kick off. Jon Iruegas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilton Vale in the 7th minute of play. TAQUARI FC's Chupan Doar was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jon Iruegas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 11 minutes into the game, Sporting Cristal's Fernanco Peso nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rodolfo Salgado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Jon Iruegas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilton Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Wilton Vale blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jon Iruegas having to make a save. Jon Iruegas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilton Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Fernanco Peso took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rodolfo Salgado. Rodolfo Salgado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. If Fernanco Peso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 27 minutes into the game, Fernanco Peso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Rodolfo Salgado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jon Iruegas made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Wilton Vale sent off a good shot on target. TAQUARI FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bernard Letourneau in the 39th minute.

After a defensive mix-up in TAQUARI FC's zone, Hüseyin Turan Elçibey stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodolfo Salgado came out of the goal and Hüseyin Turan Elçibey tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. TAQUARI FC's Frank Lampard quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Delfino Rosario, made in the 55th minute of the game. After 55 played minutes TAQUARI FC got a freekick which was hit by Bernard Letourneau. A collision led to TAQUARI FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Valer Covaliu hit a great ball. Hüseyin Turan Elçibey blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rodolfo Salgado having to make a save. In the 71st minute Kabiru Rotimi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jon Iruegas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jon Iruegas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilton Vale in the 73rd minute of the match. Fernanco Peso might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rodolfo Salgado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernanco Peso ran back to his position shaking his head. Rodolfo Salgado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernanco Peso in the 79th minute. Jon Iruegas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilton Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sporting Cristal made a substitution. Frank Tassotti replaced Delfino Rosario. TAQUARI FC's Erasmo Gaspar was substituted for Ernani Souto. In the 83rd minute of the match TAQUARI FC got a corner. Sporting Cristal's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pabla Zuniga ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rodolfo Salgado made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Fernanco Peso sent off a good shot on target. Sporting Cristal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gertjan De Ryck in the 90th minute. 91 minutes into the match, TAQUARI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Luciano came free, but Rodolfo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sporting Cristal's Jon Iruegas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilton Vale in the 93rd minute of play. TAQUARI FC's Rodolfo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Luciano in the 95th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Sporting Cristal's goal looked a bit too open when Kabiru Rotimi came free, but Jon Iruegas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Sporting Cristal eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.