Prized/Friendly Cup

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Elpidio Francis started the match with the kick off. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hernan Lano in the 14th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Adrián Espadas came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dan Wennerqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Prosperi, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Prosperi in the 18th minute of play forced Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Dan Wennerqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Esteban Iztal got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After 24 played minutes, Soroca F.C.'s Gustavo Tartalo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Soroca F.C. reached it. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hernan Lano, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 32nd minute Hernan Lano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branislav Velchevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernan Lano in the 34th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Adrián Espadas notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski. Branislav Velchevski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Branislav Velchevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrián Espadas in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Elpidio Francis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 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.

Timoteo Basualdo kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Soroca F.C.'s Răzvan Necula was substituted for Adrián Espadas. Timoteo Basualdo kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's zone, Zézinho Neiva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Branislav Velchevski came out of the goal and Zézinho Neiva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 61 minutes, Bonifacio Suarez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA and the Soroca F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bonifacio Suarez kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dan Wennerqvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 67th match minute, Soroca F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amador Venceslao to maneuver through the defense. Amador Venceslao hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Răzvan Necula in the 73rd minute of play. Dan Wennerqvist came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis. But to his dismay, Elpidio Francis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Răzvan Necula got free with Branislav Velchevski in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Răzvan Necula got free with Branislav Velchevski in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew the final whistle, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA could leave the field as winners, despite Soroca F.C. having more of the ball for most of the match.