Friendly League

Cementerio del Lobo
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Pedro Ochoa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 minutes of play, El retorno del Pincha's Maximino Lope made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kepa Arrizabalaga was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kepa Arrizabalaga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximino Lope in the 7th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Armando Inautzi. Kepa Arrizabalaga was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Maximino Lope capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Maximino Lope really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 17 minutes into the match, El retorno del Pincha's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi came free, but André Zonta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Aaron Jokin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but André Zonta in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 24 minutes, Pedro Ochoa made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. El retorno del Pincha's André Zonta tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 29 minutes Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ernesto Tristezza who took care of the corner kick. El retorno del Pincha's Armando Inautzi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Kepa Arrizabalaga in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Armando Inautzi sped through Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kepa Arrizabalaga. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ke Xun in the 41st minute of play forced El retorno del Pincha's goalkeeper André Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kepa Arrizabalaga made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Armando Inautzi sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

El retorno del Pincha's Marcel Ternby was substituted for Armando Inautzi. El retorno del Pincha's Sven Thorsberg was substituted for Maximino Lope. Kepa Arrizabalaga didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sven Thorsberg went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Kepa Arrizabalaga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sven Thorsberg's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Kepa Arrizabalaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christopher Birchall in the 59th minute of play. Kepa Arrizabalaga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven Thorsberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 62 minutes into the game, Leon Trotskiy threw the ball into play from the sideline. El retorno del Pincha's Ernesto Tristezza quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Leon Trotskiy got a free kick in the 64th minute. 69 minutes into the match, El retorno del Pincha's Sven Thorsberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kepa Arrizabalaga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of El retorno del Pincha booed when Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karel Kacharov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kepa Arrizabalaga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven Thorsberg in the 81st minute of play. Pedro Brion received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Kepa Arrizabalaga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sven Thorsberg hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Kepa Arrizabalaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven Thorsberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Karel Kacharov fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's protests and gave Karel Kacharov a yellow card for diving instead. El retorno del Pincha walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.