Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aureliano Karlo took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ booed when Marlin FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeronimo Sotil didn't get a good kick on the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goal looked a bit too open when Dong Xiong Sang came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dionisio Panpili in the 20th minute of play. When Aureliano Karlo came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aureliano Karlo couldn't finish the play. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dong Xiong Sang, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 30thth minute of the game Aureliano Karlo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Marlin FC's Anastasio Janpier was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goal looked a bit too open when Dionisio Panpili came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeronimo Sotil made in the 35th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Boleslaw Gecionis immediately put the ball in play. Anastasio Janpier made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Aureliano Karlo sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Marlin FC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Jeronimo Sotil hit a great ball. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dionisio Panpili, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. 48 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goal looked a bit too open when Dionisio Panpili came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dionisio Panpili stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Marlin FC's Yin Yang dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. When Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Julien Staffelbach in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Marlin FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julien Staffelbach in the 58th minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Anastasio Janpier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anastasio Janpier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julien Staffelbach in the 59th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Marlin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Julien Staffelbach came free, but Anastasio Janpier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Julien Staffelbach in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anastasio Janpier saved Marlin FC from getting behind. 70 minutes into the match, Marlin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Julien Staffelbach came free, but Anastasio Janpier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Teobaldo Cilio hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. After 71 minutes of play, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Julien Staffelbach made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anastasio Janpier was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Julien Staffelbach's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anastasio Janpier was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Isidoro Urko made in the 77th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Teobaldo Cilio however managed to control. Dong Xiong Sang struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Roberto Eztebe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Marlin FC. Anastasio Janpier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julien Staffelbach, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. With a little luck, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Roberto Eztebe got control of the ball when Teobaldo Cilio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anastasio Janpier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julien Staffelbach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 98th minute of the match Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ got a corner. Marlin FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mario Sesuldo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ had won after a very even match.