Friendly League

Tito Meazza
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Juniors FC's Uriel Isias 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. Lázaro Colon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Baumer in the 8th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Venancio Calisto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Juniors FC's Kami Glik got a free kick in the 12th minute. Abelardo Nardo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lázaro Colon. Juniors FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Zuberbühler FC's Saul Baumer 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 Juniors FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Saul Baumer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lázaro Colon was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Uriel Isias kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Napoleon Dziedelonis. That made the score 1-0 in the 20 minute of play. In the 26th minute Juniors FC were awarded a corner. Nicanor Porfirio went to the cornerflag to take it. Saul Baumer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lázaro Colon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Lázaro Colon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saul Baumer, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zuberbühler FC's goalkeeper Napoleon Dziedelonis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicanor Porfirio in the 37th minute of play forced Zuberbühler FC's goalkeeper Napoleon Dziedelonis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Uriel Isias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Juniors FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Saul Baumer was the one to do the kick off. Juniors FC's Wlodzimierz Lepper quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mariano Berart, made in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 55th minute, Wlodzimierz Lepper hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tiberiu Fința charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tiberiu Fința the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Zuberbühler FC's Tiberiu Fința got a free kick in the 57th minute. Lázaro Colon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florentino Lastur in the 66th minute of play. Lázaro Colon made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Saul Lamberto sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uriel Isias in the 74th minute of play forced Zuberbühler FC's goalkeeper Napoleon Dziedelonis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Zuberbühler FC defense, Uriel Isias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Napoleon Dziedelonis. The Zuberbühler FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Napoleon Dziedelonis should have stopped the shot. Juniors FC made a substitution. Enrique Frasco replaced Uriel Isias. Zuberbühler FC made a substitution. Cirilo Ebardo replaced Saul Lamberto. Zuberbühler FC made a substitution. Jacinto Loramendi replaced Mariano Berart. Juniors FC's Prospero Furman was substituted for Daniel Loi. In the 82nd minute, Saul Baumer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute, Marciano Min made a precise shot to the right of Lázaro Colon. Juniors FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. In the 92nd minute Enrique Frasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Napoleon Dziedelonis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Zuberbühler FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Juniors FC.