Friendly League

Diego A. Milito
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Yupandú FC's Astor Efren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Yupandú FC from getting a goal against them. Astor Efren made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Federico Orlanda sent off a good shot on target. Timoteo Eneas hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Everardo Emesto in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelo Eufemio saved Racing Club【LBF】 from getting behind. 17 minutes into the match, Yupandú FC's goalkeeper Astor Efren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eulalio Aimar. Eulalio Aimar's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, Astor Efren skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Yupandú FC's Astor Efren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Yupandú FC from getting a goal against them. 24 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Everardo Emesto came free, but Marcelo Eufemio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Racing Club【LBF】's Lucho Gonzales got a free kick in the 33rd minute. A collision led to Racing Club【LBF】 getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Lucho Gonzales hit a great ball. With a little luck, Yupandú FC's Astor Efren got control of the ball when Lisandro Lopez tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 38th minute, Nemesio Cordaryal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Astor Efren didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 46th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Everardo Emesto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jaime Cordero hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Racing Club【LBF】's Marcelo Eufemio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmiro Frutos in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Marcelo Eufemio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Everardo Emesto. In the 56th minute Lisandro Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Astor Efren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Astor Efren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lisandro Lopez, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. If Cristobal Quiroga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nemesio Cordaryal might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcelo Eufemio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nemesio Cordaryal ran back to his position shaking his head. Marcelo Eufemio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nemesio Cordaryal, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 72 played minutes Yupandú FC got a freekick which was hit by Timoteo Eneas. Shane Milligan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Marcelo Eufemio skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Lisandro Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Racing Club【LBF】 made a substitution. Humberto Fidencio replaced Jaime Cordero. Nemesio Cordaryal's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marcelo Eufemio firmly grabbed it by the left post. Prudencio Mannie kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Marcelo Eufemio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isaac Illan. Yupandú FC were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Racing Club【LBF】's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Isaac Illan took the corner. In the 92nd minute, Humberto Fidencio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 93 played minutes, Yupandú FC's Nicanor Aragones shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marcelo Eufemio came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Yupandú FC reached it. Eulalio Aimar charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eulalio Aimar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Racing Club【LBF】's Eulalio Aimar got a free kick in the 95th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nemesio Cordaryal in the 99th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelo Eufemio saved Racing Club【LBF】 from getting behind. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Racing Club【LBF】 players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.