Friendly League

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute Hugues Calonne 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. 6 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Cherro came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute Roberto Cherro 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. In the 12th minute Hugues Calonne 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. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugues Calonne in the 14th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elpidio Francis got free with Bennvar Buffon in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Branislav Velchevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Cherro in the 24th minute of the match. The supporters of Bolsodios booed when ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esteban Iztal didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Roberto Cherro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Cherro in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugues Calonne in the 37th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th match minute, Bolsodios was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Verlinden to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA booed when Bolsodios was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Udalaitz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th play minute Elpidio Francis came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Bennvar Buffon. 1-0. 45 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bolsodios's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Miguel Prosperi was slow to take the kick. During this time ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's players had a chance to rest. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elpidio Francis to make the kick off. In the 58th match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venancio Havier to maneuver through the defense. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Fender, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bolsodios's Nero Ibarra was substituted for Roberto Cherro. The throw-in from Besik Taş in the 62nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Benicio Seguinus. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berto Somiedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Arnaldo Gabon kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. A hard, long distance shot from Besik Taş flew over the goal. In the 77th minute of the game Benicio Seguinus made a throw-in which Elpidio Francis played forward. After having played for 78 minutes, Arnaldo Gabon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnaldo Gabon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Bolsodios defense, Elpidio Francis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bennvar Buffon. The Bolsodios fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bennvar Buffon should have stopped the shot. Branislav Velchevski made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Berto Somiedo sent off a good shot on target. Berto Somiedo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Branislav Velchevski made a huge save. In the 95th minute, Berto Somiedo made a precise shot to the right of Branislav Velchevski. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.