Friendly League

Estadio ALBERDI
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Robert Haegg kicked off to start the match. Judas Verón received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Xie Bang Ang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Judas Verón received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Xie Bang Ang came out and tried to block the shot, but Judas Verón slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goalkeeper Xie Bang Ang, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Xie Bang Ang was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Judas Verón showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 13 minute of play. When Robert Haegg came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the ARedonditos de Ricota CFK 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 Robert Haegg couldn't finish the play. Xie Bang Ang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Judas Verón in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goalkeeper Xie Bang Ang, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Robert Haegg in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bernardo Raggio saved Belgrano de Pibasog from getting behind. In the 31st minute of the match ARedonditos de Ricota CFK got a corner. Belgrano de Pibasog's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Benjy Muller ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 34th minute Robert Haegg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Raggio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Xie Bang Ang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Judas Verón in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute of the match Belgrano de Pibasog got a corner. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Blue Dolar ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Silvio Abadia heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Robert Haegg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bernardo Raggio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Robert Haegg's late challenge caught a Belgrano de Pibasog's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Robert Haegg helped the player get up and apologised. After 42 played minutes ARedonditos de Ricota CFK got a freekick which was hit by Robert Haegg. Silvio Abadia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Judas Verón was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Judas Verón shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xie Bang Ang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Belgrano de Pibasog's attentive Clemente Gaizkine managed to snatch the ball when Victorino Edorta made a throw-in in the 54th minute of the game. Judas Verón might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Xie Bang Ang. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Judas Verón ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 61st minute, Maximiano Delgado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute, Maximiano Delgado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the ARedonditos de Ricota CFK defense, Judas Verón kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Xie Bang Ang. The ARedonditos de Ricota CFK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Xie Bang Ang should have stopped the shot. Bernardo Raggio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florentino Berasko in the 70th minute of play. Xie Bang Ang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Judas Verón in the 71st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Judas Verón in the 74th minute of play forced ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goalkeeper Xie Bang Ang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emilio Gonzales blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bernardo Raggio having to make a save. Bernardo Raggio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Gonzales in the 76th minute of the match. Bernardo Raggio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florentino Berasko, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 87th minute, Judas Verón made a precise shot to the right of Xie Bang Ang. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. 91 minutes into the game, Victorino Edorta threw the ball into play from the sideline. Belgrano de Pibasog's Eustaquio Fortun quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 93 played minutes ARedonditos de Ricota CFK got a freekick which was hit by Rolando Haimar. Florentino Berasko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Bernardo Raggio made a huge save.