Friendly League

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Elpidio Francis made the kick off and thus started the match. Elpidio Francis might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hugo Orlando Gatti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elpidio Francis ran back to his position shaking his head. Consejo del Mate's Hugo Orlando Gatti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Francis in the 3rd minute of play. Elpidio Francis scored 1-0 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hugo Orlando Gatti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernan Quinton in the 8th minute of play. In the 11th match minute, Consejo del Mate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freddy Bidun to maneuver through the defense. Hugo Orlando Gatti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elpidio Francis's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. After 14 minutes, Elpidio Francis made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Consejo del Mate's Hugo Orlando Gatti tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 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 Quinton in the 16th minute of play. In the 18th minute Danilo Gomesano 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. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Elpidio Francis sent off a good shot on target. 21 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Hernan Quinton came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Julio Kemen came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Orlando Gatti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Francis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernan Quinton in the 32nd minute of play. Branislav Velchevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danilo Gomesano in the 38th minute of the match. Elpidio Francis struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Hugo Orlando Gatti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA. Vicente Santana kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Consejo del Mate's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 45 minutes into the match, Consejo del Mate's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elpidio Francis. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vicente Santana to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Consejo del Mate defense, Elpidio Francis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hugo Orlando Gatti. The Consejo del Mate fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hugo Orlando Gatti should have stopped the shot. 56 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Danilo Gomesano. Hugo Orlando Gatti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elpidio Francis's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. 65 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hernan Quinton. After 69 minutes of play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugo Orlando Gatti was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 71st minute Fagildo Pamanes suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Consejo del Mate's Cayetano Sagrario was substituted for Fagildo Pamanes. In the 72nd minute, Eber Melivilu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hernan Quinton who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Branislav Velchevski when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 77 minutes into the match, Elpidio Francis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugo Orlando Gatti. Consejo del Mate's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elpidio Francis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. When ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Consejo del Mate's goalie prevented a goal. In the 84th match minute, Consejo del Mate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hernan Quinton to maneuver through the defense. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elpidio Francis in the 88th minute of the match. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elpidio Francis in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danilo Gomesano in the 91st 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. Elpidio Francis might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hugo Orlando Gatti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elpidio Francis ran back to his position shaking his head. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elpidio Francis in the 95th minute of the match. Consejo del Mate's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA had won, even though Consejo del Mate had held more of the ball.