Friendly League

La Garra del Tigre
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Christian Bergqvist got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fermin Arixo in the 5th minute of play forced Tigres Ñacuñán FC's goalkeeper Eloy Mazuste to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Marlin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Bergqvist came free, but Juan Carlos Alvarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute, Fermin Arixo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eloy Mazuste was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 22nd minute Marlin FC were awarded a corner. Ismael Iglesias went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andres Pitin got free with Juan Carlos Alvarez in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 31st match minute, Tigres Ñacuñán FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariano Llorian to maneuver through the defense. Eloy Mazuste showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionisio Panpili in the 33rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Bergqvist in the 36th minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Marlin FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Giovanni Rana hit a great ball. With a little luck, Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez got control of the ball when Christian Bergqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez got control of the ball when Christian Bergqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Tigres Ñacuñán FC's goal looked a bit too open when Linus Fredriksson came free, but Eloy Mazuste reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Tigres Ñacuñán FC's goal looked a bit too open when Linus Fredriksson came free, but Eloy Mazuste reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Marlin FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After having played for 50 minutes, Aybek Orcun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marlin FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aybek Orcun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Bergqvist in the 52nd minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Marlin FC booed when Tigres Ñacuñán FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Stephen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 62 played minutes Tigres Ñacuñán FC got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Stephen. 63 minutes into the match, Tigres Ñacuñán FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Iglesias came free, but Eloy Mazuste reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eloy Mazuste made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fermin Arixo in the 65th minute. Juan Carlos Alvarez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sinan Okergun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute Linus Fredriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eloy Mazuste saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juan Carlos Alvarez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christian Bergqvist's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Bergqvist in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Marlin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Llorian came free, but Juan Carlos Alvarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Bergqvist in the 87th minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Marlin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Bergqvist came free, but Juan Carlos Alvarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Mariano Llorian came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Tigres Ñacuñán FC 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 Mariano Llorian couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Marlin FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.