Prized/Friendly Cup

Cervantes
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 4thth minute of the game Lionel-Andrés Messi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GUTIERREZ SC's David Soter was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Lombroso's Teofilo Esdras got a free kick in the 5th minute. Denis Paulin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pocho Lavezzi in the 11th minute of play. After 13 played minutes GUTIERREZ SC got a freekick which was hit by Mateusz Pleban. After 16 played minutes Defensores de Lombroso got a freekick which was hit by Godfredo Gau. After 18 minutes of play, GUTIERREZ SC's Mateusz Pleban made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Denis Paulin was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 29th minute of play forced GUTIERREZ SC's goalkeeper David Soter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Lionel-Andrés Messi made a precise shot to the right of David Soter. GUTIERREZ SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Denis Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pocho Lavezzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The audience was convinced that Pocho Lavezzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denis Paulin was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uriel Ferrer in the 36th minute of play forced GUTIERREZ SC's goalkeeper David Soter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pocho Lavezzi in the 39th minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denis Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pocho Lavezzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Lionel-Andrés Messi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lionel-Andrés Messi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, GUTIERREZ SC's goalkeeper David Soter had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Godfredo Gau. When the match clock showed 53 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Lionel-Andrés Messi sped through GUTIERREZ SC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of David Soter. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregorio Pelagius in the 56th minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lionel-Andrés Messis short, quick shot in the 58thth minute got David Soter to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 60 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goal looked a bit too open when Pocho Lavezzi came free, but Denis Paulin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lionel-Andrés Messi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, David Soter skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Lionel-Andrés Messi charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lionel-Andrés Messi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Denis Paulin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pocho Lavezzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Soter saved GUTIERREZ SC from getting behind. In the 74th minute, Pocho Lavezzi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Defensores de Lombroso's Alan Varela was substituted for Teofilo Esdras. The nice shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 76thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but David Soter had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Pocho Lavezzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Denis Paulin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the game, Federico Pirro threw the ball into play from the sideline. GUTIERREZ SC's Jaspar Gijselinkx quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. With his leg David Soter managed to avoid a goal in the 87thth minute, when Defensores de Lombroso's Lionel-Andrés Messi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Lionel-Andrés Messis short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got David Soter to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Godfredo Gau came free with the goalkeeper in the 91st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and David Soter could save by the left post. GUTIERREZ SC's attentive Alfredo Eyague managed to snatch the ball when Federico Pirro made a throw-in in the 94th minute of the game. If Lionel-Andrés Messi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.