Friendly League

Helenas Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gerardo Lordi got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute Teofilo Esdras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pontus Nordström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Denis Paulin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Lordi in the 10th minute of play. Gerardo Lordi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Denis Paulin firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a rather tough play, Santa Margarita's Aaron Mikolas got a free kick in the 20th minute. Santa Margarita's Pontus Nordström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uriel Ferrer in the 21st minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerardo Lordi. Roman Riquelme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Defensores de Lombroso getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Roman Riquelme hit a great ball. Denis Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerardo Lordi, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Denis Paulin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Witomir Pisarczyk in the 46th minute of the match. Federico Pirro kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After having played for 48 minutes, Eduardo De Francesco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santa Margarita's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eduardo De Francesco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 56th minute Witomir Pisarczyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Paulin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, Defensores de Lombroso's Federico Pirro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pontus Nordström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Santa Margarita's Wendell Davids was substituted for Witomir Pisarczyk. Santa Margarita made a substitution. Elmo Jaanovits replaced Gerardo Lordi. 67 minutes into the match, Elmo Jaanovits had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Denis Paulin. Defensores de Lombroso's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elmo Jaanovits was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Elmo Jaanovits managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santa Margarita's supporters rose to their feet, but Elmo Jaanovits was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Denis Paulin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Denis Paulin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elmo Jaanovits in the 76th minute of play. Denis Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elmo Jaanovits, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elmo Jaanovits in the 82nd minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Defensores de Lombroso fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 85th minute. Penalty! Eduardo De Francesco did an outstanding performance 86 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 2-1 to the right of an irritated Denis Paulin in the goal. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Lombroso's Valentín Barco got a free kick in the 90th minute. 93 minutes into the game, Santa Margarita's Elmo Jaanovits nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Denis Paulin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. In the 95th match minute, Santa Margarita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elmo Jaanovits to maneuver through the defense. If Klaus Mohammadi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Santa Margarita had won after a very even match.