Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aldo Bizen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lionel-Andrés Messi might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cecilio Gonza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lionel-Andrés Messi ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 8th minute Lionel-Andrés Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cecilio Gonza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th minute, Ke Yan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Denis Paulin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Federico Pirro charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Federico Pirro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of LosAndes666 booed when Defensores de Lombroso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Federico Pirro didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mao Ao Gang in the 16th minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lionel-Andrés Messi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Cecilio Gonza made a huge save. Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Bizen in the 20th minute of play. Denis Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Bizen, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Denis Paulin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mao Ao Gang in the 23rd minute of play. Aldo Bizen struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Denis Paulin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LosAndes666. In the 29th minute Mao Ao Gang 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. Denis Paulin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mao Ao Gang in the 33rd minute of play. After having played for 41 minutes, Lionel-Andrés Messi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Defensores de Lombroso's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lionel-Andrés Messi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Aldo Bizen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denis Paulin was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Defensores de Lombroso made a substitution. Amadeo Raebert replaced Roman Riquelme. Denis Paulin was out of position in the 54 minute of play, and Aldo Bizen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aldo Bizen really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. With a little luck, Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin got control of the ball when Aldo Bizen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Defensores de Lombroso from getting a goal against them. Denis Paulin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristóvão Santana in the 72nd minute of play. Denis Paulin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from He Zhen Guang in the 77th minute of the match. Teofilo Esdras recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Defensores de Lombroso's Celso Sauveur was substituted for Lionel-Andrés Messi. Celso Sauveur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cecilio Gonza having to interfere. Celso Sauveur struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Cecilio Gonza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Defensores de Lombroso. The supporters of Defensores de Lombroso booed when LosAndes666 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bogdan Pazura didn't get a good kick on the ball. Denis Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from He Zhen Guang, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goal looked a bit too open when Cristóvão Santana came free, but Denis Paulin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute, Erik Lamela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Defensores de Lombroso's Federico Pirro quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Bogdan Pazura, made in the 96th minute of the game. Celso Sauveur might have been able to make a better finish in the 97th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cecilio Gonza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Celso Sauveur ran back to his position shaking his head. 97 minutes into the match, LosAndes666's goal looked a bit too open when Celso Sauveur came free, but Cecilio Gonza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. LosAndes666 played a much better game than Defensores de Lombroso and deserved their victory. The Defensores de Lombroso players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.