Arsenio Erico
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabriel-Omar Batista took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Omar Toledo came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Spain 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 Omar Toledo couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the ★Independiente Ψ★ defense, Adria Bielsa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maximiliano Iigo. The ★Independiente Ψ★ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maximiliano Iigo should have stopped the shot. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel-Omar Batista in the 10th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, ★Independiente Ψ★'s goal looked a bit too open when Omar Toledo came free, but Maximiliano Iigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel-Omar Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After a rather tough play, Spain's Jon Cubero got a free kick in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Toledo in the 18th minute of play forced ★Independiente Ψ★'s goalkeeper Maximiliano Iigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, ★Independiente Ψ★'s goal looked a bit too open when Omar Toledo came free, but Maximiliano Iigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gabriel-Omar Batista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 25th minute Gabriel-Omar Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Ascaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Gabriel-Omar Batista notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Spain's Gabriel Ascaso. Gabriel Ascaso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 33rd minute of the match, Jay-Jay Okocha got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gabriel Ascaso was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 35th minute, Jairo Hotz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximiliano Iigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adria Bielsa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Criado was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind ★Independiente Ψ★'s goalkeeper Maximiliano Iigo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 43 minutes into the match, Spain's Omar Toledo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maximiliano Iigo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 45 played minutes ★Independiente Ψ★ got a freekick which was hit by Jairo Hotz. After a rather tough play, Spain's Enrique Rabellino got a free kick in the 48th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Omar Toledo was the one to do the kick off. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Maximiliano Iigo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save ★Independiente Ψ★ from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Maximiliano Iigo got control of the ball when Omar Toledo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 58 played minutes ★Independiente Ψ★ got a freekick which was hit by Adan Aresti. 71 minutes into the match, Spain's Omar Toledo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maximiliano Iigo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Adria Bielsa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Lei Feng Ying was substituted for Gabriel-Omar Batista. ★Independiente Ψ★ made a substitution. Cristian Jaunti replaced Nicolas Salomon. Maximiliano Iigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergio Ruiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 83rd match minute, Spain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pau Herrero to maneuver through the defense. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lei Feng Ying, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 91st minute Pau Herrero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximiliano Iigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ★Independiente Ψ★ getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Gilberto Loreto hit a great ball. Spain were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing ★Independiente Ψ★ to leave the ground with a draw.
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