Friendly League

Manuel Ursua
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Korhan Türkol started the match with the kick off. Paolo Urko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopoldo Luque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 12 minutes, Leopoldo Luque managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. River CBBA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leopoldo Luque was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 15th match minute, River CBBA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinaldo Merlo to maneuver through the defense. Serafino Natal hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Paolo Urko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leopoldo Luque in the 18th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Julio Olarticoechea could shoot a difficult shot in the 20th minute, which Paolo Urko however easily saved by the left post. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Korhan Türkol sped through River CBBA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ubaldo Matildo Fillol. When Korhan Türkol came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ 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 Korhan Türkol couldn't finish the play. When ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s German Lia in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye River CBBA's goalie prevented a goal. German Lia spun around in front of the goal 31 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of River CBBA's goal. Ubaldo Matildo Fillol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anselmo Millano, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After 42 minutes River CBBA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Korhan Türkol who took care of the corner kick. Dionisio Amor was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ made a substitution. Jose Sugar replaced Anselmo Millano. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leopoldo Luque made a kick off. 59 minutes into the match, River CBBA's goal looked a bit too open when Korhan Türkol came free, but Ubaldo Matildo Fillol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paolo Urko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Luque in the 63rd minute of the match. After 64 minutes ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was He Yi who took care of the corner kick. The corner led River CBBA's He Yi to fire away a dangerous shot which Paolo Urko despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 66th minute, Leopoldo Luque 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. Ubaldo Matildo Fillol made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jose Sugar in the 70th minute. Paolo Urko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Luque in the 73rd minute of play. Dionisio Amor scored 1-2 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ubaldo Matildo Fillol, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 79th minute, Leopoldo Luque 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. After a rather tough play, River CBBA's Tobias Abarca got a free kick in the 82nd minute. River CBBA made a substitution. Rene Houseman replaced Khairul Swee. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Paolo Urko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Luque in the 86th minute of play. Ubaldo Matildo Fillol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from German Lia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Luque in the 91st minute of play forced ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Paolo Urko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 92 played minutes River CBBA got a freekick which was hit by Leopoldo Luque. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ played a much better game than River CBBA and deserved their victory. The River CBBA players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.