Friendly League

American Muscle
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edelmiro Velasco took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute, Dave Basso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santa Margarita fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 11 minutes into the match, The Pontiac Bandit's goal looked a bit too open when Klaus Mohammadi came free, but Elias Ranolfo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Santa Margarita's goalkeeper Pontus Nordström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 17th minute Klaus Mohammadi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Ranolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mohamed Salahs shot in the 19th of the game seemed impossible, but Pontus Nordström made a great throw and managed to grab the ball before it went below the crossbar. The Pontiac Bandit's Damaso Orlondon managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Igor Furtado in the 22 minute of the game. In the 23rd minute, Edelmiro Velasco made a precise shot to the right of Pontus Nordström. Santa Margarita's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Santa Margarita's Pontus Nordström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Santa Margarita from getting a goal against them. Pontus Nordström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edelmiro Velasco, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After a rather tough play, Santa Margarita's Klaus Mohammadi got a free kick in the 31st minute. Elias Ranolfo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dave Basso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

With a little luck, The Pontiac Bandit's Elias Ranolfo got control of the ball when Dave Basso tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pontus Nordström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edelmiro Velasco in the 55th minute of play. In the 56thth minute of the game Edelmiro Velasco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santa Margarita's Pontus Nordström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Pontiac Bandit's Elias Ranolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klaus Mohammadi in the 61st minute of play. Pontus Nordström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edelmiro Velasco's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. After 65 played minutes Santa Margarita got a freekick which was hit by Igor Furtado. Santa Margarita's Igor Furtado quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Damaso Orlondon, made in the 69th minute of the game. Aaron Sandalio struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Pontus Nordström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Pontiac Bandit. The Pontiac Bandit's Elias Ranolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klaus Mohammadi in the 76th minute of play. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Santa Margarita's goalkeeper Pontus Nordström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 83 minutes of play, The Pontiac Bandit's Aaron Sandalio made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pontus Nordström was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pontus Nordström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Sandalio in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th minute Klaus Mohammadi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Ranolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Klaus Mohammadi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elias Ranolfo. The Pontiac Bandit's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Klaus Mohammadi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. A sloppy throw-in by Jeremias Madeo in the 93rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Santa Margarita's Enzo Peruxu. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.