Friendly League

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Isaias Erroman kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd match minute, SAN MARTIN F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Santana to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wojciech Kobeko got free with Omar Lauren in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 13th minute Isaias Erroman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chucky Norris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chucky Norris stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Isaias Erroman's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Omar Lauren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Santana in the 17th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, SAN MARTIN F.C.'s Carlos Santana got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 26th minute You Nan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Omar Lauren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Carlos Santana kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Omar Lauren. That made the score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Till Slesinski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Balvanera's supporters rose to their feet, but Till Slesinski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chucky Norris breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

SAN MARTIN F.C.'s Pedro Jaunti was substituted for Carlos Santana. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ben Breton made a kick off. When Cipriano Senen came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the SAN MARTIN F.C. 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 Cipriano Senen couldn't finish the play. Omar Lauren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ben Breton's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Isaias Erroman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Chucky Norris read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Isaias Erroman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chucky Norris was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. 71 minutes into the game, Ben Breton cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Omar Lauren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Deportivo Balvanera made a substitution. François-Xavier Castello replaced Isaias Erroman. Ben Breton might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Omar Lauren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ben Breton ran back to his position shaking his head. 81 minutes into the game, François-Xavier Castello recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Chucky Norris. François-Xavier Castello showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Sait Baray made in the 85th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Natalio Martino. The throw-in from Prudencio Uhin in the 87th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by SAN MARTIN F.C.'s Celestino Manuelo. In the 93rd minute, François-Xavier Castello 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. For all the effort they put into the match, the Deportivo Balvanera players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SAN MARTIN F.C..