Friendly League

CAMPEON DEL SIGLO
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Carlos Santana 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. Christopher Reimann didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carlos Santana went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Agustín Alvarez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Ronaldo Giovanelli made a huge save. A sloppy throw-in by Edgar Rasiak in the 13th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Galo do Japi's Cléberson Lara. PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's Christopher Reimann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Santana in the 14th minute of play. Christopher Reimann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Santana in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute of the match Galo do Japi got a corner. PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cafu Ringaa ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Zalayeta in the 21st minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's Agustín Alvarez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ronaldo Giovanelli. That made the score 2-1 after 22 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Alvarez in the 25th minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Santana might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christopher Reimann. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlos Santana ran back to his position shaking his head. PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's Christopher Reimann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Santana in the 26th minute of play. Christopher Reimann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute Carlos Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christopher Reimann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute Agustín Alvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Giovanelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christopher Reimann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Alvarez came free, but Ronaldo Giovanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcelo Zalayeta. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Alvarez in the 37th minute of the match. Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Alvarez in the 40th minute of play. A collision led to PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Edgar Rasiak hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's goalkeeper Christopher Reimann, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 44 minutes into the match, PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Santana came free, but Christopher Reimann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlos Santana to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Alvarez in the 52nd minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Zalayeta in the 54th minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Ronaldo Giovanelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Galo do Japi's Carlos Santana got a free kick in the 68th minute. PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's Millrick Portanares was substituted for Martinez Somellero. Carlos Santana hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute, Carlos Santana 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. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Zalayeta, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After 73 minutes, Marcelo Zalayeta made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's Christopher Reimann got control of the ball when Carlos Santana tried to sneak it across the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's Marcelo Zalayeta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ronaldo Giovanelli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's defense didn't have a chance, in the 85th minute, when Carlos Santana scored to the left of an out of position Christopher Reimann, making the score, 4-2. Carlos Santana might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christopher Reimann. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlos Santana ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's Christopher Reimann got control of the ball when Carlos Santana tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Carlos Santana managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galo do Japi's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Santana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christopher Reimann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 95th minute of the match, Sokratis Krak tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Christopher Reimann saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.