Friendly League

☆El Refugio☆
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Elpidio Francis took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Miguel Prosperi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Elpidio Francis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 8 minutes of play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabio Rios was left in no man's land by his defense there! 14 minutes into the game, Elpidio Francis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Fabio Rios was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 17 minutes, Esteve Padro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ and the ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th match minute, ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteve Padro to maneuver through the defense. Eber Melivilu succeeded in the game's 19th minute to get real power on a long shot . ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Fabio Rios hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 0-3! Fabio Rios didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elpidio Francis went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. In the 27th minute, Miguel Prosperi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Fabio Rios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Francis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In a very dangerous position, a player in ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 29th minute. Penalty! In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s goalkeeper Fabio Rios, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 36th minute, Elpidio Francis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. After some careless play in the ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ defense, Elpidio Francis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabio Rios. The ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabio Rios should have stopped the shot. Elpidio Francis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Fabio Rios tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA booed when ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victorino Perfecto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elpidio Francis scored 0-8 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabio Rios, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wilfredo Abaurre to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elpidio Francis in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabio Rios saved ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ from getting behind. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 55th minute, when Arnaldo Gabon scored to the left of an out of position Fabio Rios, making the score, 0-9. In the 59th minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-10. 68 minutes into the match, Elpidio Francis notched a goal, 0-12, to the right of ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Fabio Rios. Fabio Rios was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Victorino Perfecto made in the 71st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Isidro Paulin however managed to control. If Arnaldo Gabon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s goalkeeper Fabio Rios, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 82 played minutes Arnaldo Gabon rounded ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-13. Arnaldo Gabon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Fabio Rios tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabio Rios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Gabon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle sounded ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰.