Friendly League

LA BRANCANERA
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. Osvaldo Pietro started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, El Branca del Vieja's Vladimiro Daunte got a free kick in the 3rd minute. When Vladimiro Daunte fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Branca del Vieja's protests and gave Vladimiro Daunte a yellow card for diving instead. Vladimiro Daunte hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Hotz got free with Marcelo Celino in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. El Branca del Vieja's Vladimiro Daunte got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcelo Celino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vladimiro Daunte went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When El Branca del Vieja's Vinicio Sotil in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Bobo y El Bocho's goalie prevented a goal. El Branca del Vieja's Baldomero Buinton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osvaldo Pietro in the 41st minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Vladimiro Daunte made the kick off in the second half. When El Branca del Vieja's Vladimiro Daunte in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Bobo y El Bocho's goalie prevented a goal. If Francisco Hotz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 56 minutes into the game, El Bobo y El Bocho's Osvaldo Pietro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Baldomero Buinton made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Osvaldo Pietro struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Baldomero Buinton didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Bobo y El Bocho. Marcelo Celino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimiro Daunte, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Damian Dantel kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After 67 minutes of play, El Branca del Vieja's Vladimiro Daunte made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcelo Celino was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 71stth minute of the game Vinicio Sotil who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Bobo y El Bocho's Marcelo Celino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 72nd minute, Francisco Hotz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 74 minutes into the game, Jonathan Eutropio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Marcelo Celino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 77th minute Vladimiro Daunte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Celino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute, Rigoberto Ugaitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kolos Branca hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Victoriano Ranolfo kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Cecilio Orlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The El Branca del Vieja fans cheered their team off the field, for while El Bobo y El Bocho had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.