Friendly League

Arsenio Erico
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gabriel-Omar Batista kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Gabriel-Omar Batista 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. The supporters of ★Independiente Ψ★ booed when ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prudencio Goiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gabriel-Omar Batista in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silvano Portillo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 15 minutes into the game, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Prudencio Goiz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maximiliano Iigo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Prudencio Goiz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maximiliano Iigo having to make a save. Maximiliano Iigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prudencio Goiz in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, ★Independiente Ψ★'s goal looked a bit too open when Prudencio Goiz came free, but Maximiliano Iigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, ★Independiente Ψ★'s goal looked a bit too open when Prudencio Goiz came free, but Maximiliano Iigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute Tudor Hurezeanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximiliano Iigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s goalkeeper Silvano Portillo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jay-Jay Okocha. Maximiliano Iigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prudencio Goiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The ★Independiente Ψ★ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Prudencio Goiz to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Prudencio Goiz got free with Maximiliano Iigo in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Prudencio Goiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 54 minutes into the match, ★Independiente Ψ★'s goalkeeper Maximiliano Iigo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Prudencio Goiz. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ made a substitution. Ezequiel Lavezzi replaced Dobromir Prokowski. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Saturnino Romo was substituted for Prudencio Goiz. Silvano Portillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel-Omar Batista in the 64th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Saturnino Romo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Maximiliano Iigo. That made the score 0-4 after 71 minutes of play. Lei Feng Ying blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Silvano Portillo having to make a save. 75 minutes into the match, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Lei Feng Ying came free, but Silvano Portillo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 77 minutes, Fang Sheng Qing managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ★Independiente Ψ★'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Fang Sheng Qing was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Saturnino Romo might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maximiliano Iigo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Saturnino Romo ran back to his position shaking his head. Maximiliano Iigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saturnino Romo in the 80th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saturnino Romo in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maximiliano Iigo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With an all-out effort, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Maximiliano Iigo threw himself towards the right post 92 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Saturnino Romo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 95 played minutes ★Independiente Ψ★ got a freekick which was hit by Fang Sheng Qing. The ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.