Friendly League

Bombonera Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Magic is Back's Martin Palermo 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. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Uzuri in the 4th minute of the match. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evaristo Corderun in the 5th minute of the match. After 6 played minutes Magic is Back got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Marangoni. In the 9th minute, Marcelo Trobbiani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Evaristo Corderun took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ruben Sánchez. Ruben Sánchez 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Martin Palermo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Damian Valente. That made the score 1-1 in the 13 minute of play. Cristian Medina blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Damian Valente having to make a save. In the 36th play minute Cristian Medina came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Damian Valente. 3-1. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quentin Francis in the 41st minute of the match. In the 45th match minute, Magic is Back was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelo Trobbiani to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Evaristo Corderun made a kick off. Naboonga OFF's Damian Valente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Trobbiani in the 51st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Marcelo Trobbiani put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Damian Valente. 54 minutes into the match, Magic is Back's goal looked a bit too open when Guillermo Erosa came free, but Ruben Sánchez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martin Palermo might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Damian Valente. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Martin Palermo ran back to his position shaking his head. Damian Valente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Palermo in the 58th minute of play. Magic is Back's Roberto Mouzo was substituted for Marcelo Trobbiani. In the 79thth minute of the game Martin Palermo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Naboonga OFF's Damian Valente was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 82nd minute, Martin Palermo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Magic is Back fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. After 84 played minutes Magic is Back got a freekick which was hit by Roberto Mouzo. In the 88th minute, Martin Palermo made a precise shot to the right of Damian Valente. Naboonga OFF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. Magic is Back's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.