Friendly League

Ellis Park Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Artemio Jokin made the kick off which started today's match. Demetrio Spiazzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidio Orkatz having to interfere. 5 minutes into the match, Black Eagles FC's goal looked a bit too open when Isaac Terris came free, but Ovidio Orkatz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute of the match SOUTH AFRICA got a corner. Black Eagles FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Artemio Jokin ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Artemio Jokin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ovidio Orkatz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 8thth minute of the game Svenning Bernov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SOUTH AFRICA's Romeo Dominic was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Romeo Dominic didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tayyar Tanzer went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Ovidio Orkatz was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Demetrio Spiazzi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Demetrio Spiazzi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 21 minutes into the match, Black Eagles FC's Svenning Bernov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Romeo Dominic narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Artemio Jokin got free with Ovidio Orkatz in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Black Eagles FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Ladislao Roano hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the game, Svenning Bernov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Romeo Dominic was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the SOUTH AFRICA defense, Tayyar Tanzer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Romeo Dominic. The SOUTH AFRICA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Romeo Dominic should have stopped the shot. In the 40th minute, Alejo Acosta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Romeo Dominic was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. In the 44th minute, Tayyar Tanzer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Black Eagles FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Svenning Bernov to make the kick off. Svenning Bernov was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 53rd minute. Black Eagles FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Ovidio Orkatz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Demetrio Spiazzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romeo Dominic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tayyar Tanzer in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artemio Jokin in the 73rd minute of play forced Black Eagles FC's goalkeeper Ovidio Orkatz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the match, Black Eagles FC's goal looked a bit too open when Elvio Ted came free, but Ovidio Orkatz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ovidio Orkatz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demetrio Spiazzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Feliciano Osmundo hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. SOUTH AFRICA made a substitution. Romeo Mel replaced Elvio Ted. After a rather tough play, SOUTH AFRICA's Feliciano Osmundo got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Black Eagles FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.