Friendly League

TORQUE ARENA
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Hans Otterlei started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 7th minute, Igor Abancens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TORQUE F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. When TORQUE F.C.'s Cristian Ieltxu in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Cosa Nostra's goalie prevented a goal. 13 minutes into the match, Hans Otterlei had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elpidio Bilintx. TORQUE F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hans Otterlei was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Ieltxu in the 17th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s Cristian Ieltxu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joel Delfino narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to TORQUE F.C. getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Ignacio Cancino hit a great ball. Elpidio Bilintx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Perpinya in the 24th minute of the match. With a little luck, La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino got control of the ball when Cristian Ieltxu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cristian Ieltxu in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Joel Delfino, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cristian Ieltxu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joel Delfino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. La Cosa Nostra's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Cristian Ieltxu scored to the left of an out of position Joel Delfino, making the score, 2-1. After having played for 46 minutes, Hans Otterlei managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Cosa Nostra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hans Otterlei was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Elpidio Bilintx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tytus Lepper, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind TORQUE F.C.'s goalkeeper Elpidio Bilintx, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Elpidio Bilintx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tytus Lepper in the 63rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, La Cosa Nostra's Sergio Martxel got a free kick in the 64th minute. When TORQUE F.C.'s Cristian Ieltxu in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Cosa Nostra's goalie prevented a goal. In the 74th minute of the game Ermegildo Errolan made a throw-in which Pastor Bernad played forward. After a rather tough play, La Cosa Nostra's Steve Hodge got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Joel Delfino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Bartolo Nesor kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Elpidio Bilintx. That made the score 2-2 in the 79 minute of play. Elpidio Bilintx was a little too slow when Steve Hodge got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 82nd minute. The score was now 2-3. TORQUE F.C. made a substitution. Dominik Klawki replaced Igor Abancens. TORQUE F.C.'s Dave Mancinelli was substituted for Inocencio Lastur.