Friendly League

León Kolbowski
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Marcos Berdoi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Clemente Junquera blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carlos Germano having to make a save. 3 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Atlanta's goal looked a bit too open when Clemente Junquera came free, but Carlos Germano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Berdoi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Javier Burrau firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clemente Junquera in the 9th minute of play forced Club Atlético Atlanta's goalkeeper Carlos Germano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anselmo Nevada got free with Javier Burrau in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 24 minutes into the match, Clemente Junquera notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Club Atlético Atlanta's Carlos Germano. Carlos Germano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Carlos Germano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clemente Junquera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benigno Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Burrau having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Club Atlético Atlanta's zone, Clemente Junquera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Germano came out of the goal and Clemente Junquera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Clemente Junquera took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlos Germano. Carlos Germano 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. 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 Igor Abin to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Constantino Avellaneda threw the ball into play from the sideline. NAGANO F.C's Jairón Jaraba quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Club Atlético Atlanta's Carlos Germano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Club Atlético Atlanta from getting a goal against them. Benigno Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Burrau having to interfere. Javier Burrau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benigno Abreu in the 56th minute of the match. Igor Abin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ciro Ferdinand kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute of the match, Igor Abin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Carlos Germano was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When Club Atlético Atlanta's Benigno Abreu in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NAGANO F.C's goalie prevented a goal. After 66 played minutes Club Atlético Atlanta got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Ferdinand. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Igor Abin managed to get in a good position for a shot. NAGANO F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Abin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Germano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 70th minute Igor Abin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Germano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcelino Lara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Clemente Junquera took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Carlos Germano to make any attempt to save it. Javier Burrau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Berdoi in the 85th minute of play. After 89 played minutes Club Atlético Atlanta got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Ferdinand. Marcelino Lara hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the NAGANO F.C defense, Anselmo Nevada kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Javier Burrau. The NAGANO F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Javier Burrau should have stopped the shot. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. NAGANO F.C had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.