Friendly League

Estadio ALBERDI
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Judas Verón started the match with the kick off. Luis Mejía made an important save on a dangerous shot by Judas Verón in the 4th minute. When Belgrano de Pibasog's Judas Verón in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s goalie prevented a goal. Eustaquio Fortun hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Luis Mejía didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Judas Verón went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melchor Garoa in the 25th minute of play forced Belgrano de Pibasog's goalkeeper Bernardo Raggio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 28 minutes, Judas Verón managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belgrano de Pibasog's supporters crossed their fingers, but Judas Verón was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ivan Nisio was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th minute Judas Verón shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Mejía saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Belgrano de Pibasog's Melquiades Henrico was substituted for Marcel Mavrodin. Filomeno Birjaio made in the 61st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ivan Nisio however managed to control. If Honorato Jerrold had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Tomáš Kožený was substituted for Melchor Garoa. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ made a substitution. Semih Recai replaced Ivan Nisio. Luis Mejía made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Judas Verón in the 79th minute of play. Melquiades Henrico hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Belgrano de Pibasog made a substitution. Iulian Ilinca replaced Judas Verón. A collision led to Belgrano de Pibasog getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Melquiades Henrico hit a great ball. Bernardo Raggio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mehmet Halis Özkoc in the 85th minute. Belgrano de Pibasog's Bernardo Raggio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Belgrano de Pibasog from getting a goal against them. In the 93rd match minute, Belgrano de Pibasog was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justino Frederico to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Belgrano de Pibasog fans cheered their team off the field, for while ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.