Friendly League

Toro Martinez
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fang Lang Mo started the match with the kick off. Serafin Bernal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alvaro Raymond in the 4th minute. Serafin Bernal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Raymond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Talleres de Escalada's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Raymond came free, but Serafin Bernal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Despidida AFC defense, Fang Lang Mo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fernando Selatse. The Despidida AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fernando Selatse should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Urdin in the 14th minute of play forced Despidida AFC's goalkeeper Fernando Selatse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serafin Bernal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Raymond in the 18th minute of the match. Serafin Bernal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Raymond in the 24th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Alvaro Raymond's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Serafin Bernal was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Fernando Selatse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fang Lang Mo, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 35th minute of the match Despidida AFC got a corner. Talleres de Escalada's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emanuel Lucila ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Despidida AFC's corner Oliver Rizzo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Serafin Bernal quite easily take care of the ball. If Marcos Acuña had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alvaro Raymond recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jonny Saran hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Alvaro Raymond took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Serafin Bernal to make any attempt to save it. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alvaro Raymond made a kick off. Alvaro Raymond might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Serafin Bernal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alvaro Raymond ran back to his position shaking his head. Serafin Bernal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Raymond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute, Alvaro Raymond left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Despidida AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Despidida AFC's Esteve Urtungo was substituted for Ancho Branca. Despidida AFC made a substitution. Robert Percha replaced Alvaro Raymond. After some careless play in the Talleres de Escalada defense, Robert Percha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Serafin Bernal. The Talleres de Escalada fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Serafin Bernal should have stopped the shot. Talleres de Escalada made a substitution. Xepe Godan replaced Fang Lang Mo. Despidida AFC's Fernando Selatse proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Despidida AFC from getting a goal against them. 75 minutes into the game, Robert Percha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Serafin Bernal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Talleres de Escalada's Ezequiel Monico was substituted for Christian Urdin. Arturo Arano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 87 minutes Despidida AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marcos Acuña who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, Talleres de Escalada's Cecilio Lesardo got a free kick in the 87th minute. After 94 minutes Talleres de Escalada's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Emanuel Lucila who took care of the corner kick. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Xepe Godan took a quick shot and it went in 4-2 without a chance for Fernando Selatse to make any attempt to save it. Despidida AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.