Friendly League

la Bombonera
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. Evelio Pes started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Club Sportivo Italiano's Reynaldo Stephen got control of the ball when Anoush Rott tried to sneak it across the goal line. Adriano Alfieri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evelio Pes, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Adriano Alfieri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Theo Hayles went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Reynaldo Stephen made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Emanuele Brandolini sent off a good shot on target. The referee felt a red card was in order, 13 minutes into the game, when Armando Urbes put in a rough tackle. In the 12th minute, one of Club Sportivo Italiano:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Club Sportivo Italiano. Club Sportivo Italiano's Reynaldo Stephen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvise De Rossi in the 18th minute of play. Sol Campbell hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute of the match Edmondo Frezza sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Reynaldo Stephen skillfully saved the ball. After 35 minutes Club Sportivo Italiano's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edmondo Frezza who took care of the corner kick. 41 minutes into the match, CA Boca Jrs's goal looked a bit too open when Theo Hayles came free, but Adriano Alfieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CA Boca Jrs's Adriano Alfieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theo Hayles in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Rogelio Claris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th match minute, CA Boca Jrs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Cinalli to maneuver through the defense. If Theo Hayles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Evelio Pes charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Evelio Pes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Evelio Pes hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. CA Boca Jrs's Edmondo Frezza couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 47th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Club Sportivo Italiano. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Attilio Mascitti to strike the kick off in the second half. Reynaldo Stephen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuele Brandolini in the 52nd minute of play. Reynaldo Stephen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anoush Rott, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 55th minute Theo Hayles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adriano Alfieri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, CA Boca Jrs's Adriano Alfieri got control of the ball when Theo Hayles tried to sneak it across the goal line. CA Boca Jrs's Davide Flumian was substituted for Emanuele Brandolini. The supporters of Club Sportivo Italiano booed when CA Boca Jrs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Attilio Mascitti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cesar Roderigo made in the 70th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Theo Hayles immediately put the ball in play. Club Sportivo Italiano's Reynaldo Stephen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvise De Rossi in the 70th minute of play. Ermanno Marrone hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. CA Boca Jrs made a substitution. Emiliano Di Luzio replaced Alvise De Rossi. A collision led to CA Boca Jrs getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Ermanno Marrone hit a great ball. Theo Hayles in the 73rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Adriano Alfieri, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 77thth minute of the game Emiliano Di Luzio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Sportivo Italiano's Reynaldo Stephen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Emiliano Di Luzio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reynaldo Stephen was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Attilio Mascitti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reynaldo Stephen having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, Emiliano Di Luzio made a precise shot to the right of Reynaldo Stephen. Club Sportivo Italiano's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Club Sportivo Italiano's Reynaldo Stephen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Di Luzio in the 88th minute of play. Reynaldo Stephen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emiliano Di Luzio in the 90th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Club Sportivo Italiano defense, Attilio Mascitti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Reynaldo Stephen. The Club Sportivo Italiano fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Reynaldo Stephen should have stopped the shot.