Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lionel-Andrés Messi made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute Lionel-Andrés Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoldo Cordeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnoldo Cordeiro made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Godfredo Gau sent off a good shot on target. After 12 played minutes Toby Futbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Eulalio Jerrald. Arnoldo Cordeiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 18th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Defensores de Lombroso's Lionel-Andrés Messi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arnoldo Cordeiro. That made the score 1-0 after 18 minutes of play. With a little luck, Toby Futbol Club's Arnoldo Cordeiro got control of the ball when Lionel-Andrés Messi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Defensores de Lombroso's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Godfredo Gau in the 24th minute. The corner led Defensores de Lombroso's Godfredo Gau to fire away a dangerous shot which Arnoldo Cordeiro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramon Peru in the 25th minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lionel-Andrés Messi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 27thth minute tested the skills of Arnoldo Cordeiro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Lionel-Andrés Messi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 30 minutes into the game, Fabricio Enetz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Toby Futbol Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Defensores de Lombroso the free kick. In the 31st match minute, Toby Futbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabricio Enetz to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lionel-Andrés Messi got free with Arnoldo Cordeiro in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Defensores de Lombroso's Uriel Ferrer got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 35 minutes into the match, Godfredo Gau notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Toby Futbol Club's Arnoldo Cordeiro. Arnoldo Cordeiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Uriel Ferrer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Arnoldo Cordeiro made a huge save. Arnoldo Cordeiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 41st minute. Lionel-Andrés Messi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Arnoldo Cordeiro made a huge save. In the 45th minute, Uriel Ferrer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Lionel-Andrés Messi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Ramon Peru made the kick off in the second half. Denis Paulin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robustiano Sustrai in the 52nd minute of the match. Lionel-Andrés Messi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Arnoldo Cordeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Defensores de Lombroso's Valentín Barco was substituted for Lucio Cordarrol. In the 70th minute of the match Defensores de Lombroso got a corner. Toby Futbol Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Godfredo Gau ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 75th minute, Lionel-Andrés Messi made a precise shot to the right of Arnoldo Cordeiro. Toby Futbol Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 87th minute Lionel-Andrés Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoldo Cordeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toby Futbol Club's Arnoldo Cordeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 89th minute of play. After 92 minutes Toby Futbol Club's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Godfredo Gau who took care of the corner kick. Celso Sauveur might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnoldo Cordeiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Celso Sauveur ran back to his position shaking his head. Toby Futbol Club's Arnoldo Cordeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celso Sauveur in the 96th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Defensores de Lombroso fully deserved thier win.