Friendly League

J. Gervasio Artigas
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maxi Araujo started the match with the kick off. After 4 played minutes LegionArgentina got a freekick which was hit by Ermegildo Jaunti. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maxi Araujo got free with Saul Osoitz in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 8th minute of the game. One of Real de Carmelo 2021 FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of LegionArgentina:s goal. Sebastián Sosa had in the 10thth minute some difficulties stopping Ermegildo Jaunti's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Generoso Gau during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 13th minute, Generoso Gau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saul Osoitz made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Maxi Araujo sent off a good shot on target. Marcelo Tejera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Saul Osoitz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maxi Araujo came free with the goalkeeper in the 22nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Saul Osoitz could save by the left post. Marcos Herrera blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sebastián Sosa having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julián Álvarez in the 29th minute of play forced Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's goalkeeper Sebastián Sosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maxi Araujo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of Saul Osoitz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Maxi Araujo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Saul Osoitz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute of the match, Marcelo Tejera tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Saul Osoitz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Saul Osoitz made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Maxi Araujo sent off a good shot on target. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Julián Álvarez was the one to do the kick off. Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's Sebastián Sosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julián Álvarez in the 52nd minute of play. Saul Osoitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxi Araujo in the 54th minute of play. The supporters of Real de Carmelo 2021 FC booed when LegionArgentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Herrera didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute Maxi Araujo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Osoitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julián Álvarez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Sebastián Sosa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Saul Osoitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Tejera, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. If Maxi Araujo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saul Osoitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxi Araujo in the 66th minute of the match. The supporters of Real de Carmelo 2021 FC booed when LegionArgentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Froilan Arnas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastián Sosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Herrera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxi Araujo in the 76th minute of play forced LegionArgentina's goalkeeper Saul Osoitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnaldo Gabino got free with Sebastián Sosa in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Generoso Gau hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the match, LegionArgentina's goal looked a bit too open when Xu Liang Yang came free, but Saul Osoitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Froilan Arnas struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Sebastián Sosa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LegionArgentina. 90 minutes into the match, Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's goal looked a bit too open when Froilan Arnas came free, but Sebastián Sosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute Ermegildo Jaunti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastián Sosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.