Friendly League

Joaquin F. A Delgado
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. Abelardo Lawrence started the match with the kick off. A collision led to COSQUIN SFC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Cecilio Charro hit a great ball. Maximiliano Eguen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Abelardo George. COSQUIN SFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Abelardo George made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clodoveo Filipo in the 6th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Jeronimo Gitano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abelardo George showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abelardo Lawrence, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Abelardo George didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Clodoveo Filipo went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Ariel Silviano charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ariel Silviano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Clodoveo Filipo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Abelardo George tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abelardo George made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abelardo Lawrence in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Arturo Foro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Clodoveo Filipo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abelardo George was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Abelardo George made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abelardo Lawrence in the 28th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Maximiliano Eguen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Teodoro Lopez might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edelmiro Peruxu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Teodoro Lopez ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 36thth minute of the game Abelardo Lawrence who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but COSQUIN SFC's Abelardo George was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Abelardo Lawrence sped through COSQUIN SFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Abelardo George. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Abelardo Lawrence sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 60 minutes into the game, Jonatan Miro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El retorno del Pincha's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave COSQUIN SFC the free kick. In the 60th match minute, El retorno del Pincha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonatan Miro to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute of the match El retorno del Pincha got a corner. COSQUIN SFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Maximiliano Eguen ran over to the corner to take the kick. Eustacio Mitxaut kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abelardo Lawrence got free with Abelardo George in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, El retorno del Pincha's Jonatan Miro got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 87th minute, Aquilino Richie ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edelmiro Peruxu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 94 minutes into the game, Aquilino Richie cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Edelmiro Peruxu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The El retorno del Pincha players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented COSQUIN SFC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.