Friendly League

Estadio Cuchilla
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Filippo Di Martino started the match with the kick off. Filippo Di Martino's late challenge caught a Cuchilla FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filippo Di Martino helped the player get up and apologised. In the 3rd match minute, Hamburg City Vampires was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippo Di Martino to maneuver through the defense. Hamburg City Vampires's Silvano Blech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 顾棋竞 in the 5th minute of play. After 7 played minutes Hamburg City Vampires got a freekick which was hit by Abel Keuppens. The audience was convinced that Filippo Di Martino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fernando Segio was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. 10 minutes into the game, Hamburg City Vampires's Andrea Pirlo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fernando Segio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 13 minutes into the match, Cuchilla FC's goal looked a bit too open when Filippo Di Martino came free, but Fernando Segio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ariel Bautista struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Fernando Segio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hamburg City Vampires. Hamburg City Vampires's Silvano Blech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Ángel Hoefler in the 20th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 顾棋竞 in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silvano Blech saved Hamburg City Vampires from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filippo Di Martino in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fernando Segio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 27th minute Miguel Ángel Hoefler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvano Blech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fernando Segio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filippo Di Martino in the 31st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Filippo Di Martino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fernando Segio was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Fernando Segio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Pirlo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cuchilla FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Walery Jandryca was slow to take the kick. During this time Hamburg City Vampires's players had a chance to rest. Hamburg City Vampires's Ariel Bautista was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fernando Segio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 44th minute, Ariel Bautista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Walery Jandryca made a great header on Hamburg City Vampires's corner, it was just that Cuchilla FC's Fernando Segio managed to reach the ball for a save. When Ariel Bautista came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Hamburg City Vampires 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 Ariel Bautista couldn't finish the play. Silvano Blech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Roldan, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Filippo Di Martino in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fernando Segio saved Cuchilla FC from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Isaias Cresitobalo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvano Blech was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. 68 minutes into the match, Hamburg City Vampires's goal looked a bit too open when 顾棋竞 came free, but Silvano Blech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fernando Segio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filippo Di Martino in the 75th minute. Filippo Di Martino did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Fernando Segio 76 minutes into the match. Filippo Di Martino who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 80thth minute tested the skills of Fernando Segio when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaias Cresitobalo in the 81st minute of play forced Hamburg City Vampires's goalkeeper Silvano Blech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 81 minutes of play, Cuchilla FC's Isaias Cresitobalo made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silvano Blech was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hamburg City Vampires's Andrea Pirlo got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Silvano Blech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaias Cresitobalo in the 87th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michel Salgado during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Michel Salgado kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Hamburg City Vampires walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.