Friendly League

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 7th minute of play forced Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goalkeeper Victoriano Bernaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8thth minute of the game Ross Strong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rafaela FC were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after Dep Colonia Avellaneda's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nico Veit took the corner. The corner ended in Eloy Gipuzkoa almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo did a great save. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Claudio Cerritos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Inocencio Veronica in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 15 minutes into the match, Emiliano Furia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Victoriano Bernaldo. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emiliano Furia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Mariano Silbestre got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 21st minute Santo Libertad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leopoldo Rosa. Camillo Daniele hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. If Octavio Gonzo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Mariano Silbestre got a free kick in the 29th minute. Octavio Gonzo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Inocencio Veronica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wei Li in the 36th minute of the match. Mariano Silbestre kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Camillo Daniele kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Inocencio Veronica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Rosa in the 42nd minute of play. When Mariano Silbestre fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dep Colonia Avellaneda's protests and gave Mariano Silbestre a yellow card for diving instead. After 48 minutes Dep Colonia Avellaneda's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nico Veit who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Nico Veit almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo did a great save. After the first half Rafaela FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darryl Buckner in the 52nd minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goalkeeper Victoriano Bernaldo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Octavio Gonzo. The supporters of Rafaela FC booed when Dep Colonia Avellaneda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santo Libertad didn't get a good kick on the ball. Victoriano Bernaldo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Octavio Gonzo in the 68th minute. Victoriano Bernaldo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Octavio Gonzo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 70 minute of play. Inocencio Veronica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santo Libertad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darryl Buckner in the 79th minute of play forced Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 80th minute of play. Inocencio Veronica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darryl Buckner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute Wei Li shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute Leopoldo Rosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Octavio Gonzo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Rafaela FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.