Friendly League

joe invernizzi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Feliberto Otsando took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vaani Gómez in the 4thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Attilio Perna, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 9 played minutes C.A. LANUS got a freekick which was hit by Zheng Chen Kang. Cristian Mergildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogumil Dombrowski in the 10th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorino Tallia in the 12th minute of play forced C.A. LANUS's goalkeeper Cristian Mergildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Mergildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Lesardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Attilio Perna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vaani Gómez in the 24th minute of the match. Feliberto Otsando took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristian Mergildo. Cristian Mergildo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 33rd minute, Bogumil Dombrowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristian Mergildo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Attilio Perna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vaani Gómez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jorge Videla during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 41 minutes into the match, C.A. LANUS's goal looked a bit too open when Feliberto Otsando came free, but Cristian Mergildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Graneros fans' excitement grew in the 43rd match minute when Graneros's Feliberto Otsando looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 46 minutes into the match, C.A. LANUS's goal looked a bit too open when Feliberto Otsando came free, but Cristian Mergildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When C.A. LANUS's Adamantios Geronimidis in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Graneros's goalie prevented a goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elvis Crespo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvis Crespo in the 52nd minute of play forced Graneros's goalkeeper Attilio Perna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Mergildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliberto Otsando in the 54th minute of the match. 54 minutes into the game, Graneros's Feliberto Otsando nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristian Mergildo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. After 75 played minutes C.A. LANUS got a freekick which was hit by Vaani Gómez. Cristian Mergildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feliberto Otsando, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. A collision led to Graneros getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Leon Annilker hit a great ball. C.A. LANUS's Vaani Gómez couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 79th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Graneros. In the 84th minute Christian Lesardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Mergildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was a well-played corner which Victorino Tallia managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 91 minutes into the game, Ye Zheng Ming was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Graneros's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.A. LANUS the free kick. The Graneros players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.