Friendly League

Estadio Rene Higuita
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gabriele Batistuta made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Umar Gol reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Camilo Salvidor. The goal made the score 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cândido Petri got free with Camilo Salvidor in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. MILAN COLOMBIANO's Pedro Gonzales shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 13th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Camilo Salvidor but with some difficulty. Carlos Campelo kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Gabriele Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeronimo Cresconio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute of the match MILAN COLOMBIANO got a corner. Menchu FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pedro Gonzales ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cândido Petri got free with Camilo Salvidor in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 36th minute Gabriele Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeronimo Cresconio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Menchu FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lucas Martínez Quarta in the 37th minute. It was a well-played corner which Roberto Carlo managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Baldomiro Beat hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute, Abdoulay Doucouré hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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 wind increased when Cândido Petri made the kick off in the second half. Camilo Salvidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Gonzales in the 53rd minute of play. If Gabriele Batistuta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jeronimo Cresconio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriele Batistuta, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Menchu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cândido Petri came free, but Camilo Salvidor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute Victoriano Chano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Salvidor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gabriele Batistuta might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jeronimo Cresconio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gabriele Batistuta ran back to his position shaking his head. MILAN COLOMBIANO's Jeronimo Cresconio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriele Batistuta in the 67th minute of play. Menchu FC made a substitution. Primitivo Rocendo replaced Roberto Carlo. MILAN COLOMBIANO's Selahaddin Demirtaş was substituted for Umar Gol. In the 70th minute of the game Amado Rodriguez made a throw-in which Sebastian Remigio played forward. Camilo Salvidor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cândido Petri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Campelo hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. MILAN COLOMBIANO's Ismael Paraense was substituted for Cândido Petri. The supporters of MILAN COLOMBIANO booed when Menchu FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Campelo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Camilo Salvidor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Selahaddin Demirtaş in the 77th minute of the match. Jeronimo Cresconio made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Gaston Firmo sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Campelo got free with Jeronimo Cresconio in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Camilo Salvidor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruddi Gullit, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. The audience was convinced that Selahaddin Demirtaş's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Camilo Salvidor was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. MILAN COLOMBIANO were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after Menchu FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pedro Gonzales took the corner. After taking down the ball on MILAN COLOMBIANO's corner Selahaddin Demirtaş fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Camilo Salvidor quite easily take care of the ball. Camilo Salvidor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Selahaddin Demirtaş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute, Gabriele Batistuta made a precise shot to the right of Jeronimo Cresconio. MILAN COLOMBIANO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Ruddi Gullit hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Jeronimo Cresconio was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Primitivo Rocendo. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by MILAN COLOMBIANO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lucas Martínez Quarta was slow to take the kick. During this time Menchu FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Lucas Martínez Quarta almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but MILAN COLOMBIANO's Jeronimo Cresconio did a great save. For all the effort they put into the match, the Menchu FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for MILAN COLOMBIANO.