Prized/Friendly Cup

Baez Monumental
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thalis Papazisis kicked off to start the match. Horacio Jesus Carvallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavio Gonzo in the 2nd minute of the match. In the 4thth minute of the game Thalis Papazisis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Rafaela 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 Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio couldn't finish the play. In the 22nd minute Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horacio Jesus Carvallo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Octavio Gonzo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horacio Jesus Carvallo having to interfere. After some careless play in the Baez FC defense, Octavio Gonzo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Horacio Jesus Carvallo. The Baez FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Horacio Jesus Carvallo should have stopped the shot. After 29 minutes of play, Baez FC's Ni Zhen Feng made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Inocencio Veronica was left in no man's land by his defense there! Horacio Jesus Carvallo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. 33 minutes into the match, Baez FC's Danilo Zárate sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Inocencio Veronica narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rafaela FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ruperto Ralondo was slow to take the kick. During this time Baez FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Baez FC's Ruperto Ralondo to fire away a dangerous shot which Inocencio Veronica despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Horacio Jesus Carvallo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Octavio Gonzo went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavio Gonzo in the 41st minute of play forced Baez FC's goalkeeper Horacio Jesus Carvallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute Thalis Papazisis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio was the one to do the kick off. Baez FC's Horacio Jesus Carvallo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Baez FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ni Zhen Feng in the 52nd minute of play forced Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baez FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Octavio Gonzo scored to the left of an out of position Horacio Jesus Carvallo, making the score, 1-3. Inocencio Veronica came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Baez FC's Ni Zhen Feng. But to his dismay, Ni Zhen Feng quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. In the 70th minute of the match, Octavio Gonzo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Horacio Jesus Carvallo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Horacio Jesus Carvallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 76th minute of the match. Horacio Jesus Carvallo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Baez FC's zone, Octavio Gonzo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Horacio Jesus Carvallo came out of the goal and Octavio Gonzo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 87 played minutes Rafaela FC got a freekick which was hit by Ross Strong. 90 minutes into the match, Octavio Gonzo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Horacio Jesus Carvallo, 2-5. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Rafaela FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.