Prized/Friendly Cup

Francisco Coniglio
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Juliano Álvarez started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ulryk Kalemba in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joel Valiente saved RIVER PINAMAR fc from getting behind. Caricancha's Amado Gamus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasio Burni in the 10th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Ceferino Poncio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RIVER PINAMAR fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Caricancha the free kick. In the 14th minute, one of RIVER PINAMAR fc:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for RIVER PINAMAR fc. Joel Valiente had in the 16thth minute some difficulties stopping Ulryk Kalemba's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 24 minutes Caricancha's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Benedicto Tadzio who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Benedicto Tadzio got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Amado Gamus quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to RIVER PINAMAR fc getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Edgard Paz hit a great ball. In the 27th minute Ulryk Kalemba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Valiente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anastasio Burni in the 28th minute of play forced Caricancha's goalkeeper Amado Gamus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amado Gamus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgard Paz, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. RIVER PINAMAR fc's Joel Valiente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulryk Kalemba in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute of the match Caricancha got a corner. RIVER PINAMAR fc's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Astor Senio ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Caricancha's corner Jorge Bermudez fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Joel Valiente quite easily take care of the ball. Felix Ikatz hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Șerban Hizo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Joel Valiente made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Astor Senio got free with Joel Valiente in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 41st minute, Astor Senio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Joel Valiente. The goal made the score 1-0. Joel Valiente took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Șerban Hizo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the match, Caricancha's Astor Senio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joel Valiente narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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.

RIVER PINAMAR fc made a substitution. Gustavo Quentin replaced Edgard Paz. RIVER PINAMAR fc's Maximino Eleder was substituted for Paolo Balesio. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Șerban Hizo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Gustavo Quentin came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the RIVER PINAMAR fc fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gustavo Quentin couldn't finish the play. RIVER PINAMAR fc's Joel Valiente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulryk Kalemba in the 58th minute of play. Șerban Hizo took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joel Valiente. Joel Valiente dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. A collision led to RIVER PINAMAR fc getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Anastasio Burni hit a great ball. After 66 played minutes Caricancha got a freekick which was hit by Șerban Hizo. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Caricancha's goalkeeper Amado Gamus, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. RIVER PINAMAR fc's Joel Valiente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Șerban Hizo in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th minute Astor Senio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Valiente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When RIVER PINAMAR fc's Anastasio Burni in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Caricancha's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Caricancha booed when RIVER PINAMAR fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benedicto Tadzio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Astor Senio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Joel Valiente. RIVER PINAMAR fc's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Șerban Hizo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joel Valiente. RIVER PINAMAR fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Șerban Hizo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. RIVER PINAMAR fc's Juliano Álvarez got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 89 minutes into the match, Caricancha's goalkeeper Amado Gamus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maximino Eleder. Amado Gamus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anastasio Burni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute Șerban Hizo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Valiente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Caricancha had played much better football throughout.