Friendly League

Rey de Copas
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Basilio Calvino took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Patrick Linares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edwin van der Sar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 7 minutes into the match, Marcial Uzuri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucio Urdin. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcial Uzuri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 10 minutes into the match, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Luisito Senio came free, but Lucio Urdin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 13 minutes of play, Forever Tango's Baldomiro Ederono made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucio Urdin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mauro Chorache might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edwin van der Sar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mauro Chorache ran back to his position shaking his head. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauro Chorache, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Lucio Urdin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcial Uzuri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edwin van der Sar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mauro Chorache in the 23rd minute. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Lucio Urdin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli in the 27th minute of play. If Marcial Uzuri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luisito Senio charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luisito Senio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Edwin van der Sar successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Lucio Urdin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisito Senio in the 34th minute of the match. Paulo Argi kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Lucio Urdin came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Forever Tango's Luisito Senio. But to his dismay, Luisito Senio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Lucio Urdin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baldomiro Ederono in the 39th minute of play. In the 43rd match minute, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teofilo Ignado to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute of the match Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lucio Urdin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luisito Senio to strike the kick off in the second half. Forever Tango's Marcial Uzuri got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ booed when Forever Tango was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luisito Senio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 56th minute, Teofilo Ignado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 67 minutes into the match, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Lucio Urdin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luisito Senio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Chorache in the 77th minute of play forced Forever Tango's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basilio Calvino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute of the match C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ got a corner. Forever Tango's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zacarias Estebano ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Teofilo Ignado managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 92 minutes into the match, Paulo Argi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edwin van der Sar. Forever Tango's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paulo Argi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Forever Tango had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.