Friendly League

Ciudad Universitaria
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Club Universidad Nacional's Steffen Gimlinge started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the game, Eustaquio Mede was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Universidad Nacional's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Les Tigres the free kick. The supporters of Les Tigres booed when Club Universidad Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustaquio Mede didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute, Karel Šnajdr hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonardo Tipi took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnoud de Pelsmakere. Arnoud de Pelsmakere dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 22nd minute, Leonardo Tipi made a precise shot to the right of Arnoud de Pelsmakere. Club Universidad Nacional's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 26th minute Leonardo Tipi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoud de Pelsmakere saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lin Yan Hong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Steffen Gimlinge in the 31st minute. Steffen Gimlinge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Lin Yan Hong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40thth minute of the game Luboš Štencl who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Universidad Nacional's Arnoud de Pelsmakere was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A well-hit corner resulted in Leonardo Tipi heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eustaquio Mede got free with Lin Yan Hong in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arnoud de Pelsmakere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonardo Tipi in the 46th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leonardo Tipi to make the kick off. Lin Yan Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steffen Gimlinge, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. With a little luck, Club Universidad Nacional's Arnoud de Pelsmakere got control of the ball when Edvard Võsandi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Les Tigres's Lin Yan Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerardo Nesto in the 59th minute of play. After 60 minutes Les Tigres's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eustaquio Mede who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Eustaquio Mede got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lin Yan Hong quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Tipi in the 62nd minute of play forced Club Universidad Nacional's goalkeeper Arnoud de Pelsmakere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edvard Võsandi in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arnoud de Pelsmakere, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lin Yan Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Nesto in the 73rd minute of play. After 74 minutes, Benigno Felo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Les Tigres and the Club Universidad Nacional players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Les Tigres getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Benigno Felo hit a great ball. A collision led to Les Tigres getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Benigno Felo hit a great ball. Eustaquio Mede's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lin Yan Hong read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. The throw-in from Wladimir Herrera in the 78th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Les Tigres's Serafino Pestaña. Lin Yan Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerardo Nesto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Club Universidad Nacional's Feliciano Frans in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Les Tigres's goalie prevented a goal. When Club Universidad Nacional's Feliciano Frans in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Les Tigres's goalie prevented a goal. Lin Yan Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Nesto in the 92nd minute of the match. The Les Tigres players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.