Friendly League

León Kolbowski
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Elite Azulgrana's Santiago Flores 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. Pedro Rojelio hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Melquiades Salvatore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Flores in the 6th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Jairo Rosario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 11 minutes of play, Elite Azulgrana's Isidro Lángara made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Melquiades Salvatore was left in no man's land by his defense there! Melquiades Salvatore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidro Lángara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Fossa charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed José Fossa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Melquiades Salvatore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Flores, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Santiago Flores made a precise shot to the right of Melquiades Salvatore. Club Atlético Atlanta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Melquiades Salvatore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidro Lángara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Flores in the 32nd minute of play forced Club Atlético Atlanta's goalkeeper Melquiades Salvatore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Elite Azulgrana's Santiago Flores in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Atlético Atlanta's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Santiago Flores in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Melquiades Salvatore prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 39 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Atlanta's goal looked a bit too open when Isidro Lángara came free, but Melquiades Salvatore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santiago Flores received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Melquiades Salvatore tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th match minute, Elite Azulgrana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natalio Lekubegi to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Elite Azulgrana were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bonifacio Cresconio made a kick off. Melquiades Salvatore stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Isidro Lángara's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Santiago Flores could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Melquiades Salvatore made a huge save. Santiago Floress short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Melquiades Salvatore to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 64th minute of the match, Santiago Flores got a very nice opportunity to score, but Melquiades Salvatore was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Club Atlético Atlanta's Melquiades Salvatore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidro Lángara in the 65th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jairo Rosario's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melquiades Salvatore was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. After 82nd play minutes Santiago Flores shot 0-4, a short shot which went by Melquiades Salvatore and just under the crossbar into goal. Jairo Rosario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Melquiades Salvatore tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Club Atlético Atlanta's zone, Jairo Rosario stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Melquiades Salvatore came out of the goal and Jairo Rosario tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Elite Azulgrana's Santiago Flores slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Melquiades Salvatore. That made the score 0-5 after 91 minutes of play. Natalio Lekubegi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Melquiades Salvatore tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elite Azulgrana's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.