Friendly League

Baltasar Lawrence
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Santa Lucia de Merlo's Polo Quinteros 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. Aldo Hartz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alessio Borrelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florentino Herauso having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ambrosio Bartolome in the 11th minute of play forced Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalkeeper Florentino Herauso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Los Delfines's Matías Patrone got control of the ball when Polo Quinteros tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 24th minute Marciano Mundo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florentino Herauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Florentino Herauso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessio Borrelli in the 31st minute of play. Florentino Herauso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessio Borrelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Polo Quinteros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matías Patrone was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. In the 39th minute Marciano Mundo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florentino Herauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 40 minutes, Levan Poggenborg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santa Lucia de Merlo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Levan Poggenborg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 46 minutes into the game, Los Delfines's Ambrosio Bartolome nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Florentino Herauso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Santa Lucia de Merlo's M. Agus Young was substituted for Polo Quinteros. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alessio Borrelli to make the kick off. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Florentino Herauso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ambrosio Bartolome in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Mundo came free, but Florentino Herauso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santa Lucia de Merlo made a substitution. Ermegildo Salamon replaced Aldo Hartz. Alessio Borrelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Los Delfines's Victor Jerrold was substituted for Ambrosio Bartolome. Los Delfines made a substitution. Saverio Regis replaced Alessio Borrelli. 68 minutes into the match, Los Delfines's Lucas Urbez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Florentino Herauso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lucas Urbez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Florentino Herauso came out and tried to block the shot, but Lucas Urbez slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 68th minute. Los Delfines's attentive Valentin Primeiro managed to snatch the ball when Alvaro Llorienzo made a throw-in in the 70th minute of the game. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Florentino Herauso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Santa Lucia de Merlo from getting a goal against them. Florentino Herauso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Urbez in the 71st minute. A nice corner shot did that Arnaldo Chano got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Matías Patrone quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Los Delfines's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Raimundo Goyo in the 86th minute. In the 97th minute, Lucas Urbez made a precise shot to the right of Florentino Herauso. Santa Lucia de Merlo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3.