Friendly League

Aaron Jerrald
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cristiano Graziano took the kick off in the first half of the match. Omar Lauren made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Daniel Abeitia sent off a good shot on target. Matías Patrone came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Deportivo Balvanera's Cristiano Graziano. But to his dismay, Cristiano Graziano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. With a little luck, Deportivo Balvanera's Omar Lauren got control of the ball when Tomáš Kožený tried to sneak it across the goal line. Matías Patrone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Graziano in the 11th minute of play. Abdulhamit Beycan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Omar Lauren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdulhamit Beycan in the 15th minute of the match. Los Delfines's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tomáš Kožený in the 20th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Deportivo Balvanera's goalie and right to Ambrosio Bartolome. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Deportivo Balvanera's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Matías Patrone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pierrot Uyttebroeck, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Matías Patrone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Graziano in the 27th minute of the match. A collision led to Deportivo Balvanera getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Eusebio Ecija hit a great ball. Deportivo Balvanera's Omar Lauren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Abeitia in the 32nd minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Deportivo Balvanera's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Abeitia came free, but Omar Lauren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Delfines's goalkeeper Matías Patrone, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Graziano in the 37th minute of play forced Los Delfines's goalkeeper Matías Patrone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Los Delfines booed when Deportivo Balvanera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Till Slesinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Abeitia was the one to do the kick off. Omar Lauren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Abeitia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute Los Delfines were awarded a corner. Tomáš Kožený went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Tomáš Kožený got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Omar Lauren quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Ecija in the 59th minute of play forced Los Delfines's goalkeeper Matías Patrone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deportivo Balvanera's Omar Lauren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Abeitia in the 60th minute of play. The supporters of Deportivo Balvanera booed when Los Delfines was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomáš Kožený didn't get a good kick on the ball. Los Delfines made a substitution. Saverio Regis replaced Tomáš Kožený. Los Delfines's Lucas Urbez was substituted for Daniel Abeitia. Tomáš Kožený kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Deportivo Balvanera's Omar Lauren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdulhamit Beycan in the 66th minute of play. If Lucas Urbez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Omar Lauren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Urbez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matías Patrone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Graziano in the 83rd minute of the match. Deportivo Balvanera made a substitution. Isaias Erroman replaced Cristiano Graziano. Deportivo Balvanera's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Till Slesinski in the 85th minute. Deportivo Balvanera's Till Slesinski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Matías Patrone in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience was convinced that Lucas Urbez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Omar Lauren was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. In the 90thth minute of the game Lucas Urbez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportivo Balvanera's Omar Lauren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 94 played minutes Los Delfines got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Primeiro. Matías Patrone made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Isaias Erroman sent off a good shot on target. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.