Friendly League

Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Narciso Vergaray started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Luis Advíncula got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 10th minute Nelson Mendoza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pepe Santoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hermengildo Jobo took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pepe Santoro. Pepe Santoro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After 16 minutes of play, UFC STEAUA's Hermengildo Jobo made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pepe Santoro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pepe Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mugur Nisipeanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. The supporters of UFC STEAUA booed when INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Higinio Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pepe Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelson Mendoza, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Narciso Vergaray scored 1-4 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iosif Călin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mugur Nisipeanu in the 35th minute of the match. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermengildo Jobo in the 37th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Oscar Solustiano got a free kick in the 37th minute. After 42 played minutes UFC STEAUA got a freekick which was hit by Demetrio Di Franco. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hermengildo Jobo made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Nelson Mendoza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pepe Santoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nelson Mendoza scored 1-5 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pepe Santoro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 58 minutes into the match, Hermengildo Jobo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pepe Santoro, 1-6. Pepe Santoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nelson Mendoza in the 63rd minute of play. After 64 minutes of play, UFC STEAUA's Nelson Mendoza made it 1-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pepe Santoro was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 70th minute of the match, Hermengildo Jobo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pepe Santoro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 72nd minute, Nelson Mendoza made a precise shot to the right of Pepe Santoro. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-8. Pepe Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demetrio Di Franco, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Hermengildo Jobo took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pepe Santoro. Pepe Santoro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-9. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Mugur Nisipeanu 80 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-10. Alin Davidescu hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, UFC STEAUA's Hermengildo Jobo got a free kick in the 88th minute. With a little luck, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Pepe Santoro got control of the ball when Hermengildo Jobo tried to sneak it across the goal line. UFC STEAUA played a much better game than INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB and deserved their victory. The INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.