Friendly League

Humberto Bassadone
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nunez Berasko made the kick off and thus started the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Diego Armando Lamb in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonides Valentine saved Argentino de Banfield from getting behind. When Algarrobo's Diego Armando Lamb in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Argentino de Banfield's goalie prevented a goal. 6 minutes into the match, Argentino de Banfield's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Armando Lamb came free, but Leonides Valentine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonides Valentine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Armando Lamb in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute of the match Argentino de Banfield got a corner. Algarrobo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Raimundo Castulo ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Raimundo Castulo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this José Chilavert quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Leonides Valentine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Ignacio Vera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonides Valentine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Nadal in the 19th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Diego Armando Lamb made a precise shot to the right of Leonides Valentine. Argentino de Banfield's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. With a little luck, Algarrobo's José Chilavert got control of the ball when Raimundo Castulo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 27th minute of the match Argentino de Banfield got a corner. Algarrobo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Raimundo Castulo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raimundo Castulo got free with José Chilavert in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 30 minutes into the match, Argentino de Banfield's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Cañas came free, but Leonides Valentine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonides Valentine stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diego Armando Lamb's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Leonides Valentine stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diego Armando Lamb's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute of the match Algarrobo got a corner. Argentino de Banfield's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dani Alves ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Algarrobo's corner Edmundo Cañas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Leonides Valentine quite easily take care of the ball. 36 minutes into the game, Algarrobo's Edmundo Cañas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leonides Valentine made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Diego Armando Lamb in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonides Valentine saved Argentino de Banfield from getting behind. In the 42nd minute of the match Algarrobo got a corner. Argentino de Banfield's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dani Alves ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Algarrobo's Rafael Nadal getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The corner led Algarrobo's Dani Alves to fire away a dangerous shot which Leonides Valentine despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Diego Armando Lamb who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Leonides Valentine when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 56th minute Rafael Nadal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonides Valentine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Diego Armando Lamb in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonides Valentine saved Argentino de Banfield from getting behind. Diego Armando Lamb's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Leonides Valentine skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Lavan Querubin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Algarrobo's Wilfredo Marchetti was substituted for Rafael Nadal. 65 minutes into the match, Algarrobo's goal looked a bit too open when Nunez Berasko came free, but José Chilavert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diego Armando Lamb who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Leonides Valentine when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 74 minutes into the match, Algarrobo's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Castulo came free, but José Chilavert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Algarrobo's José Chilavert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Castulo in the 75th minute of play. If Wilfredo Marchetti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Argentino de Banfield's Leonides Valentine got control of the ball when Diego Armando Lamb tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Armando Lamb got free with Leonides Valentine in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmundo Cañas got free with Leonides Valentine in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nunez Berasko kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Argentino de Banfield lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.