Friendly League

REPUBLICA DE LIBERIA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mei Zhi Jian made the kick off which started today's match. A sloppy throw-in by Santiago Tancredo in the 4th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Eber Melivilu. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind LiBeRiA F.C.'s goalkeeper Perrando Martínez Lamas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in LiBeRiA F.C.'s zone, Elpidio Francis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Perrando Martínez Lamas came out of the goal and Elpidio Francis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 11 minutes into the match, LiBeRiA F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Prosperi came free, but Perrando Martínez Lamas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Elpidio Francis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Perrando Martínez Lamas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 17th minute of the match, Santiago Tancredo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Branislav Velchevski was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mei Zhi Jian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giovani Senas short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Branislav Velchevski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mei Zhi Jian in the 28th minute of play. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mei Zhi Jian in the 28th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elpidio Francis in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Perrando Martínez Lamas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With an all-out effort, LiBeRiA F.C.'s Branislav Velchevski threw himself towards the right post 34 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mei Zhi Jian, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 36th minute, Elpidio Francis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Perrando Martínez Lamas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 39th minute, Alejo Berart reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Branislav Velchevski. The goal made the score 1-2. Branislav Velchevski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mei Zhi Jian in the 42nd minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elpidio Francis to strike the kick off in the second half. After 57 minutes LiBeRiA F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Elpidio Francis who took care of the corner kick. In the 60th minute, Elpidio Francis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 61st minute, Mei Zhi Jian left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LiBeRiA F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Perrando Martínez Lamas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elpidio Francis in the 64th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Perrando Martínez Lamas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 67 minutes LiBeRiA F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Elpidio Francis who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's corner Elpidio Francis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Perrando Martínez Lamas quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Gabon in the 72nd minute of play forced LiBeRiA F.C.'s goalkeeper Perrando Martínez Lamas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elpidio Francis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Perrando Martínez Lamas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovani Sena in the 78th minute of play. In the 80th match minute, LiBeRiA F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vergil Stoymirov to maneuver through the defense. Elpidio Franciss short, quick shot in the 83rdth minute got Perrando Martínez Lamas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by LiBeRiA F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Elpidio Francis was slow to take the kick. During this time ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's players had a chance to rest. Elpidio Francis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Timoteo Basualdo fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's protests and gave Timoteo Basualdo a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of LiBeRiA F.C. booed when ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timoteo Basualdo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.