Friendly League

Monumental MaraMessi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Tomás Avellaneda started the match with the kick off. Reynaldo Maria kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 6 played minutes Albiceleste F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Froilan Soter. Clemente Artizar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Larry Herrera's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Clemente Artizar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aranguiz Rojas, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After 11 played minutes Albiceleste F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Joel Mambru. When Aranguiz Rojas fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sitges FC's protests and gave Aranguiz Rojas a yellow card for diving instead. Aranguiz Rojas hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Armando Huarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Avellaneda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Sitges FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Zaquiel Silvestre hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, Albiceleste F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Faustino Uria came free, but Clemente Artizar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Faustino Uria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Albiceleste F.C. getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Gerardo Naike hit a great ball. Aranguiz Rojas took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Clemente Artizar. Clemente Artizar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. A collision led to Albiceleste F.C. getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Reynaldo Maria hit a great ball. Clemente Artizar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aranguiz Rojas in the 31st minute of the match. A collision led to Sitges FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Zaquiel Silvestre hit a great ball. Larry Herrera charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Larry Herrera the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sitges FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Larry Herrera hit a great ball. The supporters of Sitges FC booed when Albiceleste F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Gutierrez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 51st match minute, Albiceleste F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Mambru to maneuver through the defense. Reynaldo Maria's late challenge caught a Sitges FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Reynaldo Maria helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Sitges FC booed when Albiceleste F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reynaldo Maria didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aranguiz Rojas in the 58th minute of play forced Albiceleste F.C.'s goalkeeper Clemente Artizar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Avellaneda in the 64th minute of play forced Sitges FC's goalkeeper Armando Huarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Sitges FC's Zaquiel Silvestre got a free kick in the 65th minute. After 68 played minutes Albiceleste F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Joel Mambru. Clemente Artizar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Larry Herrera in the 70th minute of the match. In the 71st match minute, Albiceleste F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Mambru to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Albiceleste F.C.'s Clemente Artizar got control of the ball when Larry Herrera tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 73 played minutes Albiceleste F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Froilan Soter. 75 minutes into the match, Albiceleste F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Larry Herrera came free, but Clemente Artizar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clemente Artizar made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Aranguiz Rojas sent off a good shot on target. 78 minutes into the game, Albiceleste F.C.'s Tomás Avellaneda nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armando Huarte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Tomás Avellaneda put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Armando Huarte. In the 92nd minute, Zaquiel Silvestre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sitges FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.