League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 7320 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1691, VIP seats: 145) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Efrain Esdras started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Paganzo Fc's Eugen Brezeanu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jairo Frisco. That made the score 1-0 after 4 minutes of play. Maximiliano Mancio might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Melchor Laurin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maximiliano Mancio ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Paganzo Fc's zone, Maximiliano Mancio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Melchor Laurin came out of the goal and Maximiliano Mancio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Higinio Cordarin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Melchor Laurin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iosif Musceleanu got free with Jairo Frisco in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When C.A.Alvarado's Efrain Esdras in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Paganzo Fc's goalie prevented a goal. C.A.Alvarado's Efrain Esdras got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Mannuel in the 22nd minute of play forced C.A.Alvarado's goalkeeper Jairo Frisco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Mancio in the 24th minute of play forced Paganzo Fc's goalkeeper Melchor Laurin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jairo Frisco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silas Shaver, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Melchor Laurin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Mancio in the 34th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Efrain Esdras put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Melchor Laurin. In the 42nd minute Efrain Esdras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melchor Laurin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Iosif Musceleanu made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Silas Shaver left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Paganzo Fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 59th minute Eugen Brezeanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jairo Frisco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Efrain Esdras recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 61stth minute of the game Efrain Esdras who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Paganzo Fc's Melchor Laurin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 65th minute, Silas Shaver made a precise shot to the right of Jairo Frisco. C.A.Alvarado's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. The supporters of Paganzo Fc booed when C.A.Alvarado was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilfredo Ihintza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Efrain Esdras who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Melchor Laurin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Maximiliano Mancio came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the C.A.Alvarado 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 Maximiliano Mancio couldn't finish the play. After having played for 79 minutes, Maximiliano Mancio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C.A.Alvarado's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximiliano Mancio 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 Paganzo Fc defense, Maximiliano Mancio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Melchor Laurin. The Paganzo Fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Melchor Laurin should have stopped the shot. In the 84th minute Hector Hanni suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Niceto Caradaro fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.A.Alvarado's protests and gave Niceto Caradaro a yellow card for diving instead. Paganzo Fc's Mauricio Cortez was substituted for Hector Hanni. After 85 played minutes C.A.Alvarado got a freekick which was hit by Niceto Caradaro. Jairo Frisco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugen Brezeanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jairo Frisco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silas Shaver in the 89th minute of the match. After 92 minutes of play, Paganzo Fc's Iosif Musceleanu made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jairo Frisco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jairo Frisco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugen Brezeanu in the 96th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Paganzo Fc fans cheered their team off the field, for while C.A.Alvarado had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.