Friendly League

Los Mandibosteros
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zhu Bin Kun kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Zhu Bin Kun 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. Roque Narvaja stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Osvaldo Potente's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. In the 12th minute, Zhu Bin Kun made a precise shot to the right of Ruben Sánchez. Magic is Back's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After 16 minutes Magic is Back's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pipis Vattimos who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Omar Katia managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Feliberto Eyague scored 2-0 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ruben Sánchez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Feliberto Eyague got free with Ruben Sánchez in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 27 minutes in the game, Zhu Bin Kun dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The supporters of Deportivo Mandiyu booed when Magic is Back was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Nicolau didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Magic is Back's Ruben Sánchez got control of the ball when Feliberto Eyague tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 40th minute Martin Palermo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roque Narvaja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute Osvaldo Potente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roque Narvaja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Deportivo Mandiyu's goalkeeper Roque Narvaja, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Osvaldo Potente was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Feliberto Eyague's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ruben Sánchez was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. A collision led to Magic is Back getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Miguel Nicolau hit a great ball. Magic is Back made a substitution. Cristian Medina replaced Marcelo Trobbiani. After a rather tough play, Magic is Back's Miguel Nicolau got a free kick in the 56th minute. After 58 minutes of play, Deportivo Mandiyu's Zhu Bin Kun made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ruben Sánchez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roque Narvaja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Martin Palermo in the 68th minute. If Feliberto Eyague had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 75th minute Feliberto Eyague shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Sánchez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Deportivo Mandiyu's goalkeeper Roque Narvaja had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rubén-Darío Feldmann. The crowd rose to their feet as Magic is Back's Rubén-Darío Feldmann slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Roque Narvaja. That made the score 3-1 after 86 minutes of play. Deportivo Mandiyu made a substitution. Maximiliano Ibon replaced Adrián Guillermo. Deportivo Mandiyu's Domingo Martxelin was substituted for Feliberto Eyague. Roque Narvaja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rubén-Darío Feldmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Roque Narvaja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubén-Darío Feldmann in the 92nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rubén-Darío Feldmann got free with Roque Narvaja in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Deportivo Mandiyu support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.