Friendly League

Don Pepe
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sven-Edvin Jansson took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, GuateFortín's Sven-Edvin Jansson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Baykan Erincer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nery Pumpido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Garth Burrell, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Sven-Edvin Jansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Baykan Erincer made a huge save. GuateFortín's Nery Pumpido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Traczewski in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akakios Kountouratzis in the 11th minute of play forced GuateFortín's goalkeeper Nery Pumpido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baykan Erincer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Edvin Jansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18thth minute of the game Sven-Edvin Jansson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Baykan Erincer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Baykan Erincer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven-Edvin Jansson in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute Kazimierz Traczewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nery Pumpido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after GuateFortín's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Garth Burrell took the corner. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Baykan Erincer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sven-Edvin Jansson made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 32ndth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Baykan Erincer would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Máximo Perrone was slow to take the kick. During this time GuateFortín's players had a chance to rest. Rudy Sigaran hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Máximo Perrone fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baykan Erincer having to interfere. In the 36th minute Kazimierz Traczewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nery Pumpido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the GuateFortín defense, Kazimierz Traczewski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nery Pumpido. The GuateFortín fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nery Pumpido should have stopped the shot. Nery Pumpido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kazimierz Traczewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. A collision led to GuateFortín getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Danilo Ocampo hit a great ball. Nery Pumpido took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kazimierz Traczewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nery Pumpido took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kazimierz Traczewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO booed when GuateFortín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angel Alvarenga didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kazimierz Traczewski made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, GuateFortín's goal looked a bit too open when Akakios Kountouratzis came free, but Nery Pumpido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sven-Edvin Jansson lost his temper 55 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in GuateFortín fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 55th minute. Penalty! Khairil Swee shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Akakios Kountouratzis took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nery Pumpido. Nery Pumpido dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. GuateFortín's Mario Gomez was substituted for Angel Alvarenga. In the 66th minute Hector Ventura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baykan Erincer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of GuateFortín booed when DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evan McMahon didn't get a good kick on the ball. GuateFortín's Máximo Perrone got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Máximo Perrone hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Ventura in the 80th minute of play forced DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Baykan Erincer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute, Kazimierz Traczewski made a precise shot to the right of Nery Pumpido. GuateFortín's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Wilbur Bain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nery Pumpido having to interfere. In the 91st minute Wilbur Bain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nery Pumpido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evan McMahon kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The supporters of DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO booed when GuateFortín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hector Ventura didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind GuateFortín's goalkeeper Nery Pumpido, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.