Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mateusz Marajda made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute Wladyslaw Popowicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Paulin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emil Arendarski was a little too slow when Lionel-Andrés Messi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 1-0. When Roman Riquelme fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Defensores de Lombroso's protests and gave Roman Riquelme a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of C. A. Potrero booed when Defensores de Lombroso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Riquelme didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Defensores de Lombroso's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pastor Montrell was slow to take the kick. During this time C. A. Potrero's players had a chance to rest. C. A. Potrero's Pastor Montrell was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Denis Paulin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. C. A. Potrero's Emil Arendarski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save C. A. Potrero from getting a goal against them. 16 minutes into the match, C. A. Potrero's Mateusz Marajda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Denis Paulin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Emil Arendarski, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Emil Arendarski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 24th minute of the match, Godfredo Gau got a very nice opportunity to score, but Emil Arendarski was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Godfredo Gau might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emil Arendarski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Godfredo Gau ran back to his position shaking his head. 31 minutes into the match, Mateusz Marajda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Denis Paulin. Defensores de Lombroso's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mateusz Marajda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Denis Paulin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateusz Marajda in the 34th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Godfredo Gau got free with Emil Arendarski in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 37 minutes, Federico Pirro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Defensores de Lombroso and the C. A. Potrero players grew even worse after the yellow card. Pastor Montrell hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, Uriel Ferrer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emil Arendarski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. C. A. Potrero made a substitution. Karol Borowski replaced Mateusz Marajda. Emil Arendarski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 47th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lionel-Andrés Messi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 60 minutes into the match, Karol Borowski dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Denis Paulin, 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Federico Pirro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Defensores de Lombroso's supporters rose to their feet, but Federico Pirro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emil Arendarski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. C. A. Potrero's Mustafa Barış Yorangil was substituted for Mauro Silvino. Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Defensores de Lombroso from getting a goal against them. Denis Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karol Borowski in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Denis Paulin saved Defensores de Lombroso from getting behind. Through an outstanding action, after 79 minutes, Denis Paulin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 84 minutes into the match, Raimundo Santos notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin. Denis Paulin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Defensores de Lombroso made a substitution. Celso Sauveur replaced Lionel-Andrés Messi. Mariano Orlo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Defensores de Lombroso booed when C. A. Potrero was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pastor Montrell didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin got control of the ball when Mustafa Barış Yorangil tried to sneak it across the goal line. Denis Paulin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Barış Yorangil in the 96th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Defensores de Lombroso defense, Mustafa Barış Yorangil kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Denis Paulin. The Defensores de Lombroso fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Denis Paulin should have stopped the shot. The C. A. Potrero supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing C. A. Potrero would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.