Friendly League

Monumental de Nuñez
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. Marco Federigo started the match with the kick off. Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Federigo in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute Marco Federigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marco Federigo in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein saved C.A.River Plate from getting behind. In the 9th minute of the match, Sun Shi Xi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Prospero Shepherd was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Talha Özakan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Prospero Shepherd when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 19th minute of the match C.A.River Plate got a corner. QUASAR AZULGRANA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Otsoa Perojo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Otsoa Perojo made a great header on C.A.River Plate's corner, it was just that QUASAR AZULGRANA's Prospero Shepherd managed to reach the ball for a save. Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeronimo Isadore, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Marco Federigo notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of C.A.River Plate's Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein. Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When QUASAR AZULGRANA's Marco Federigo in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.A.River Plate's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marco Federigo in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein saved C.A.River Plate from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Marco Federigo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. 40 minutes into the match, C.A.River Plate's goal looked a bit too open when Jeronimo Isadore came free, but Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, C.A.River Plate's Yayat Sutikno got a free kick in the 46th minute. In the 48thth minute of the game Marco Federigo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.A.River Plate's Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sun Shi Xi to make the kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 50th minute of the game. One of C.A.River Plate:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of QUASAR AZULGRANA:s goal. Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein went to the wrong direction when Mannie Calle was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Sun Shi Xi managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.A.River Plate's supporters rose to their feet, but Sun Shi Xi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Prospero Shepherd breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marco Federigo got free with Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when QUASAR AZULGRANA's Marco Federigo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Adan Tipi charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adan Tipi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 60 minutes into the game, one of C.A.River Plate:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humberto Gartxot in the 64th minute of play. Prospero Shepherd stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sun Shi Xi's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. If Talha Özakan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Federigos short, quick shot in the 75thth minute got Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Marco Federigos short, quick shot in the 80thth minute got Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Marco Federigo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 86thth minute, Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 90 minutes into the match, QUASAR AZULGRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Talha Özakan came free, but Prospero Shepherd reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute Humberto Gartxot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pierre-Alexandre von Buol-Schaudenstein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The QUASAR AZULGRANA fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when QUASAR AZULGRANA's Marco Federigo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 97th minute, Talha Özakan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. QUASAR AZULGRANA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Justino Constancio in the 100th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Humberto Gartxot heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. QUASAR AZULGRANA had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.