Friendly League

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alonzo Atarrabi started the match with the kick off. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alonzo Atarrabi in the 8th minute of play. After 16 played minutes lןןl Plebe Del Emperador got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Inautzi. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Rodriguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Eustacio Ferman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elpidio Francis in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute Alonzo Atarrabi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branislav Velchevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's Eustacio Ferman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save lןןl Plebe Del Emperador from getting a goal against them. 24 minutes into the match, lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's goal looked a bit too open when Elpidio Francis came free, but Eustacio Ferman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Rodriguez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's goalkeeper Eustacio Ferman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elpidio Francis. 30 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Alonzo Atarrabi came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Miguel Prosperi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Eustacio Ferman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Esteban Iztal got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Esteban Iztal made in the 45th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's Santiago Inautzi. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Francis in the 53rd minute of play forced lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's goalkeeper Eustacio Ferman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Rodriguez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eustacio Ferman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Francis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alonzo Atarrabi came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the lןןl Plebe Del Emperador 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 Alonzo Atarrabi couldn't finish the play. 70 minutes into the match, lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Prosperi came free, but Eustacio Ferman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA were awarded a corner. Miguel Prosperi went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 72nd minute Elpidio Francis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustacio Ferman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's Eustacio Ferman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Francis in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Francis in the 78th minute of play forced lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's goalkeeper Eustacio Ferman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski got control of the ball when Martin Rodriguez tried to sneak it across the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, Elpidio Francis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Eustacio Ferman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. lןןl Plebe Del Emperador made a substitution. Christian Hodei replaced Cristoforo Atroce. Eustacio Ferman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from André Monclús went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alonzo Atarrabi got free with Branislav Velchevski in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Alonzo Atarrabi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Branislav Velchevski was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Alonzo Atarrabi struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Branislav Velchevski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for lןןl Plebe Del Emperador. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA fully deserved thier win.