Friendly League

Estadio Nagano
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jari Alenius got the match started through his kick off. After 8 minutes of play, Atlético Rio Cuarto's Angelino Inautzi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vellito Alguerdo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 11 minutes into the game, Donato Suarez threw the ball into play from the sideline. NAGANO F.C's Thorbjörn Hong quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jari Alenius in the 15th minute of play forced Atlético Rio Cuarto's goalkeeper Bernardino Dimas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When NAGANO F.C's Jari Alenius in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atlético Rio Cuarto's goalie prevented a goal. The corner led to NAGANO F.C's Karl-Åke Hong getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Jari Alenius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jari Alenius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Bernardino Dimas made a huge save. Atlético Rio Cuarto's Donato Suarez quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Thorbjörn Hong, made in the 33rd minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Jari Alenius managed to get in a good position for a shot. NAGANO F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Jari Alenius was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernardino Dimas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 40thth minute of the game Jari Alenius who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atlético Rio Cuarto's Bernardino Dimas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 44 minutes into the game, Jari Alenius cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Bernardino Dimas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Prospero Erramun's late challenge caught a NAGANO F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Prospero Erramun helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th match minute, Atlético Rio Cuarto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Prospero Erramun to maneuver through the defense. Atlético Rio Cuarto made a substitution. Humberto Francesco replaced Fernando Bras. The supporters of NAGANO F.C booed when Atlético Rio Cuarto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 49 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prospero Erramun didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Angelino Inautzi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Rio Cuarto's zone, Jari Alenius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernardino Dimas came out of the goal and Jari Alenius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 56 minutes into the match, Angelino Inautzi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vellito Alguerdo. NAGANO F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Angelino Inautzi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Ariel Ortega managed to get in a good position for a shot. NAGANO F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Ariel Ortega was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernardino Dimas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save NAGANO F.C from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Atlético Rio Cuarto booed when NAGANO F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jari Alenius didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th match minute, Atlético Rio Cuarto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donato Suarez to maneuver through the defense. Bernardino Dimas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jari Alenius in the 77th minute of play. Bernardino Dimas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jari Alenius in the 84th minute of the match. NAGANO F.C's Gabriel Batistuta was substituted for Jari Alenius. The referee felt a red card was in order, 90 minutes into the game, when Paulo Ferrari put in a rough tackle. In the 91st match minute, Atlético Rio Cuarto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Ferrari to maneuver through the defense. 92 minutes into the match, Atlético Rio Cuarto's goal looked a bit too open when Clodoveo Weather came free, but Bernardino Dimas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ariel Ortega fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardino Dimas having to interfere. Chants of Atlético Rio Cuarto echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as NAGANO F.C had held the ball for most of the match.