Friendly League

Moreno de Lehmann
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gabriele Batistuta kicked off to start the match. Gabriele Batistuta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Camilo Salvidor made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Gabirel Garantos sent off a good shot on target. Gabriele Batistuta might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Manuel Loren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gabriele Batistuta ran back to his position shaking his head. Manuel Loren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriele Batistuta in the 12th minute of the match. When Menchu FC's Gabriele Batistuta in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Volvio Moreno's goalie prevented a goal. Camilo Salvidor made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Gabirel Garantos sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zacarias Cambranes got free with Camilo Salvidor in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 23rd minute, Gabriele Batistuta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manuel Loren was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 27th minute, Gabriele Batistuta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Menchu FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 30th minute, Gabriele Batistuta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 31st match minute, Volvio Moreno was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Bastiaro to maneuver through the defense. After 44 played minutes Menchu FC got a freekick which was hit by Roberto Carlo. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gabirel Garantos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Camilo Salvidor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silverio Barrionuevo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Menchu FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Haroldo Presebal was slow to take the kick. During this time Volvio Moreno's players had a chance to rest. In the 54th minute Gabriele Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Loren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Menchu FC were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Volvio Moreno's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Armando Roland took the corner. Tomas Cordaryal made a great header on Menchu FC's corner, it was just that Volvio Moreno's Manuel Loren managed to reach the ball for a save. After 62 minutes, Jonathan Bastiaro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Volvio Moreno and the Menchu FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 62nd match minute, Volvio Moreno was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Bastiaro to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Volvio Moreno booed when Menchu FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basarab Jupân didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th match minute, Menchu FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basarab Jupân to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute of the match Volvio Moreno got a corner. Menchu FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Haroldo Presebal ran over to the corner to take the kick. After having played for 71 minutes, Gabriele Batistuta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Menchu FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabriele Batistuta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 78 minutes into the match, Menchu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gabirel Garantos came free, but Camilo Salvidor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute, Gabriele Batistuta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Menchu FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Gabriele Batistuta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manuel Loren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Manuel Loren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriele Batistuta in the 85th minute. 86 minutes into the game, Gabriele Batistuta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Manuel Loren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 92 minutes into the match, Menchu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gabirel Garantos came free, but Camilo Salvidor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Menchu FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Menchu FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.