Friendly League

Taladro de Almagro
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Guillermo Izquierdo made the kick off and thus started the match. Flavio Beila scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silvio Bazil, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 7 minutes into the match, Alcatraz F.C's goalkeeper Tiberiu Ghizdeanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guillermo Izquierdo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovanni Arósio in the 8th minute of play forced Alcatraz F.C's goalkeeper Tiberiu Ghizdeanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiberiu Ghizdeanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovanni Arósio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiberiu Ghizdeanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiburcio Pepillo in the 10th minute of play. Enrico Giammarino who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 11thth minute tested the skills of Tiberiu Ghizdeanu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Tiberiu Ghizdeanu was a little too slow when Robin Wallgren got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 12th minute. The score was now 1-1. Alcatraz F.C's Tiberiu Ghizdeanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovanni Arósio in the 20th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Alcatraz F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Giovanni Arósio came free, but Tiberiu Ghizdeanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiberiu Ghizdeanu made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Guillermo Izquierdo sent off a good shot on target. In the 24th minute Tiburcio Pepillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiberiu Ghizdeanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Martin Palermo F.C. getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Elpidio Gar hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Giovanni Arósio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiberiu Ghizdeanu was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Silvio Bazil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Ferran in the 36th minute of play. Alcatraz F.C were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after Martin Palermo F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sean Litchfield took the corner. After having played for 39 minutes, Flavio Beila managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alcatraz F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Flavio Beila was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alcatraz F.C's Silvano Orlan was substituted for Emanuel Ferran. After a rather tough play, Alcatraz F.C's Gaspar Mantzio got a free kick in the 49th minute. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Silvano Orlan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tiberiu Ghizdeanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillermo Izquierdo in the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute Enrico Giammarino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiberiu Ghizdeanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiberiu Ghizdeanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillermo Izquierdo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alcatraz F.C's Silvano Orlan in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Martin Palermo F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. If Silvano Orlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Alcatraz F.C getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Rolando Betadur hit a great ball. In the 70th minute Silvano Orlan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvio Bazil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Giovanni Arósio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tiberiu Ghizdeanu. Alcatraz F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giovanni Arósio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Silvano Orlan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Silvio Bazil made a huge save. Silvio Bazil made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silvano Orlan in the 80th minute. Silvio Bazil made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silvano Orlan in the 84th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvano Orlan got free with Silvio Bazil in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 88th minute, Mátyás Hunyadi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute Giovanni Arósio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiberiu Ghizdeanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Silvio Bazil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Beila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Silvano Orlan in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silvio Bazil prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sean Litchfield's late challenge caught a Martin Palermo F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sean Litchfield helped the player get up and apologised. After 96 played minutes Alcatraz F.C got a freekick which was hit by Sean Litchfield. Martin Palermo F.C.'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.