Friendly League

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Martin Palermo got the match started through his kick off. Ivan Bernad hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Elias Leguizamón lost his temper 5 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for LTA FC! The referee gave Guns And Roses a penalty, 6 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Eulalio Chabier, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of LTA FC's Arsenio Maiorga. 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, Eulalio Chabier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arsenio Maiorga. LTA FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eulalio Chabier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Martin Palermo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Lisandro Koldobika tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bruno Cisco during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Guns And Roses getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Bruno Cisco hit a great ball. Arsenio Maiorga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicasio Belmiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matías Giménez hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. A collision led to Guns And Roses getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Eulalio Chabier hit a great ball. Lisandro Koldobika acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 32nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Albino Isadore. Martin Palermo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Guns And Roses defense, Ivan Bernad kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lisandro Koldobika. The Guns And Roses fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lisandro Koldobika should have stopped the shot. In the 39th match minute, LTA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquin Cordarell to maneuver through the defense. Lisandro Koldobika made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivan Bernad in the 43rd minute. If Eulalio Chabier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bishen Braga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Guns And Roses were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nicasio Belmiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eulalio Chabier in the 52nd minute of play forced LTA FC's goalkeeper Arsenio Maiorga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 56 played minutes Guns And Roses got a freekick which was hit by Eulalio Chabier. Martin Palermo struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Lisandro Koldobika didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LTA FC. After 63 played minutes LTA FC got a freekick which was hit by Federico Tevez. LTA FC were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after Guns And Roses's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Albino Isadore took the corner. The corner ended in Albino Isadore almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Guns And Roses's Lisandro Koldobika did a great save. When Bruno Cisco was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 75 minutes had been played. Luis Bakar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lisandro Koldobika having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Martin Palermo 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. Lisandro Koldobika showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Bakar in the 89th minute of the match. Arsenio Maiorga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eulalio Chabier's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Chants of Guns And Roses echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as LTA FC had held the ball for most of the match.