Prized/Friendly Cup

Claudio D. Borghi
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Kraig Fred in the 3rd minute of play forced Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Rigoberto Nazario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de América's Kraig Fred sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rigoberto Nazario narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marcos Ranolfo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petruț Fințescu in the 11th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de América's Kraig Fred sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rigoberto Nazario narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Kraig Fred ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rigoberto Nazario was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kraig Fred in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rigoberto Nazario prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rigoberto Nazario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kraig Fred, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Kraig Fred's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rigoberto Nazario was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. 24 minutes into the match, Argentinos Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Kraig Fred came free, but Rigoberto Nazario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Estudiantes de América's Kraig Fred in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Argentinos Juniors's goalie prevented a goal. The Estudiantes de América fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when Estudiantes de América's Kraig Fred looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Estudiantes de América's Kraig Fred in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Argentinos Juniors's goalie prevented a goal. If Kraig Fred had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Estudiantes de América's attentive Karl Van Der Veecken managed to snatch the ball when Cornelio Semeno made a throw-in in the 41st minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Kraig Fred's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rigoberto Nazario was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Cornelio Semeno made in the 46th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Petruț Fințescu.

Kraig Fred let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 54th minute shot 1-3 at rihgt post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kraig Fred in the 58th minute of play forced Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Rigoberto Nazario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kraig Fred's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rigoberto Nazario read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Rigoberto Nazario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kraig Fred in the 62nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kraig Fred in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rigoberto Nazario prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 66thth minute of the game Kraig Fred who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Argentinos Juniors's Rigoberto Nazario was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kraig Fred in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rigoberto Nazario prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A hard shot 68 in the game by Kraig Fred from a close distance when the talented Rigoberto Nazario managed to make a qualified save. Argentinos Juniors's players were relieved. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Rigoberto Nazario, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 72 minutes, Kraig Fred managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estudiantes de América's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kraig Fred was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Argentinos Juniors made a substitution. Ruperto Matei replaced Denis Mero. Estudiantes de América's Orlando Beltza was substituted for Cornelio Ruisko. When Sven de Zwaan came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Argentinos Juniors 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 Sven de Zwaan couldn't finish the play. Rigoberto Nazario stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Concetto Trasatti's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Rigoberto Nazario stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Concetto Trasatti's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Rigoberto Nazario stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Concetto Trasatti's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Concetto Trasatti in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rigoberto Nazario prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 93rd minute Diego Gonzales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Ranolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diego Simeone lost his temper 93 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 93 minutes into the game, one of Estudiantes de América:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Argentinos Juniors's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leon Richie in the 96th minute. If Orlando Beltza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Estudiantes de América eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.