Friendly League

8 de Febrero
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Judas Verón got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Braulio Milian cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Bernardo Raggio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bernardo Raggio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tincho Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Raggio came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Los Materos FC's Tincho Palermo. But to his dismay, Tincho Palermo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Bernardo Raggio was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Tincho Palermo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tincho Palermo really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Silvio Abadia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 27th minute, Blue Dolar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belgrano de Pibasog fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Judas Verón sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lazaros Kabantais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Judas Verón, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Bernardo Raggio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tincho Palermo in the 39th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Braulio Milian took a quick shot and it went in 5-1 without a chance for Bernardo Raggio to make any attempt to save it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tincho Palermo made a kick off. Bernardo Raggio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tincho Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute Judas Verón shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lazaros Kabantais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lazaros Kabantais didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 57th minute, which inside left pole to 5-2. Silvio Abadia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Los Materos FC made a substitution. Horacio Abajas replaced Elias Furman. Los Materos FC's Filomeno Mendebal was substituted for Tincho Palermo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filomeno Mendebal in the 75th minute of play forced Belgrano de Pibasog's goalkeeper Bernardo Raggio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Raggio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filomeno Mendebal in the 77th minute of play. Belgrano de Pibasog's Iulian Ilinca was substituted for Judas Verón. In the 82nd minute Horacio Abajas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Raggio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardo Raggio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filomeno Mendebal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Raggio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filomeno Mendebal in the 86th minute of the match. If Silvio Abadia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Iulian Ilinca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Los Materos FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.