Friendly League

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ricardo Weterio got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nick Usel in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tautvydas Mickevičius saved ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA from getting behind. In the 11th minute Nick Usel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tautvydas Mickevičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Ekman came free, but Tautvydas Mickevičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Ricardo Weterio got a free kick in the 15th minute. Halkus Valkus BK's Jiří Grim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Weterio in the 17th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Ekman came free, but Tautvydas Mickevičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Halkus Valkus BK were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ovidiu Spirea took the corner. After taking down the ball on Halkus Valkus BK's corner Ovidiu Spirea fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tautvydas Mickevičius quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Damaso Checa hit a great ball. Tautvydas Mickevičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nick Usel, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Tantholt in the 26th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Tautvydas Mickevičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute Sune Sjöberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tautvydas Mickevičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Ricardo Weterio managed to get in a good position for a shot. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardo Weterio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jiří Grim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Marc Beneth fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Halkus Valkus BK's protests and gave Marc Beneth a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA booed when Halkus Valkus BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marc Beneth didn't get a good kick on the ball. It was a well-played corner which Cosme Crescencio managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After 39 played minutes Halkus Valkus BK got a freekick which was hit by Marc Beneth. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Tantholt in the 45th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Tautvydas Mickevičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nick Usel to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Halkus Valkus BK booed when ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Constantino Quinton didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Halkus Valkus BK's Tautvydas Mickevičius threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nick Usel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, Halkus Valkus BK's Sotirios Papagiannopoulos got a free kick in the 55th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Constantino Quinton managed to get in a good position for a shot. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's supporters rose to their feet, but Constantino Quinton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jiří Grim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 60th minute Sune Sjöberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tautvydas Mickevičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute Nick Usel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tautvydas Mickevičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute, Nick Usel made a precise shot to the right of Tautvydas Mickevičius. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 73 minutes into the match, Sune Sjöberg dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tautvydas Mickevičius, 1-4. Sune Sjöberg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of Tautvydas Mickevičius when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Halkus Valkus BK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ovidiu Spirea in the 80th minute. Halkus Valkus BK's Ovidiu Spirea was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tautvydas Mickevičius in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Through an outstanding action, after 82 minutes, Tautvydas Mickevičius successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to Halkus Valkus BK getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Sotirios Papagiannopoulos hit a great ball. In the 84th minute of the match Constantino Quinton shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jiří Grim showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 86 minutes of play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Ricardo Weterio made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jiří Grim was left in no man's land by his defense there! Constantino Quinton kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Damaso Checa hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Lucio Txordon charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucio Txordon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lucio Txordon hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Halkus Valkus BK's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.