Friendly League

Providence Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Taltun SC booed when Cascadia United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Ángel Benito didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taltun SC's attentive He Sang Jun managed to snatch the ball when Baltasar Piorno made a throw-in in the 8th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Cifuentes in the 16th minute of play forced Cascadia United's goalkeeper Leonel Rocco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the game, Flavio Cifuentes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Leonel Rocco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Justino Sansone got a throw-in 24 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Miguel Ángel Benito. In the 25th minute, Rene Pueblo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th minute Flavio Cifuentes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonel Rocco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miguel Ángel Benito got free with Zhang Hao Qing in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zhang Hao Qing made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Ángel Benito in the 33rd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Cascadia United's goal looked a bit too open when Flavio Cifuentes came free, but Leonel Rocco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Miguel Ángel Benito's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zhang Hao Qing read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. If Flavio Cifuentes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Cifuentes in the 47th minute of play forced Cascadia United's goalkeeper Leonel Rocco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Cascadia United made a substitution. Constantino Neto replaced Abel Neron. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Flavio Cifuentes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Taltun SC's attentive He Sang Jun managed to snatch the ball when Baltasar Piorno made a throw-in in the 52nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Cifuentes in the 54th minute of play forced Cascadia United's goalkeeper Leonel Rocco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Taltun SC were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Cascadia United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marcelo Cavenaghi took the corner. Marcelo Cavenaghi made a great header on Taltun SC's corner, it was just that Cascadia United's Leonel Rocco managed to reach the ball for a save. Flavio Cifuentes might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leonel Rocco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Flavio Cifuentes ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 63rd minute Flavio Cifuentes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonel Rocco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Taltun SC's Espinosa Marco was substituted for Marcelo Cavenaghi. Cascadia United's Agustin Bittor was substituted for Leopold Greve. A sloppy throw-in by Justino Sansone in the 69th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Taltun SC's Roldan Castellanos. Luzuriaga Oliver could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Leonel Rocco made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Miguel Ángel Benito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zhang Hao Qing was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Leonel Rocco made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Urtsin Copeiro sent off a good shot on target. 89 minutes into the match, Luzuriaga Oliver dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Leonel Rocco, 2-3. Luzuriaga Oliver might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leonel Rocco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luzuriaga Oliver ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 93rd minute Luzuriaga Oliver shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonel Rocco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Baltasar Piorno kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. When the match was over Taltun SC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Cascadia United throughout the match.