Friendly League

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nono Rico got the match started through his kick off. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Mutumba in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Trancoso in the 22nd minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Trancoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Trancoso came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute Elpidio Francis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Ekrot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elpidio Francis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mats Hermansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elpidio Francis to strike the kick off in the second half. Elpidio Francis kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Branislav Velchevski made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Leonardo Trancoso sent off a good shot on target. Vykans Vikingar's Marcus Ekrot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Francis in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nono Rico in the 55th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Timoteo Basualdo got a free kick in the 61st minute. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Arnaldo Gabon was substituted for Miguel Prosperi. In the 62nd minute, Timoteo Basualdo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 63 minutes into the game, one of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Branislav Velchevski went to the wrong direction when Jose Indalecio was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Vykans Vikingar's Hílton Souza was substituted for Eric Van Lint. In the 70th minute Vykans Vikingar were awarded a corner. Fernan Berart went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA booed when Vykans Vikingar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nono Rico didn't get a good kick on the ball. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nono Rico in the 82nd minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonardo Trancoso. After some careless play in the ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA defense, Nono Rico kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Branislav Velchevski. The ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Branislav Velchevski should have stopped the shot. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 94 minutes Vykans Vikingar's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Elpidio Francis who took care of the corner kick. In the 98th minute of the match Elpidio Francis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcus Ekrot skillfully saved the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.