Friendly League

Arsenio Erico
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, 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. Gabriel-Omar Batista started the match with the kick off. Maximiliano Iigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olof Söderkvist in the 5th minute of the match. In the 8th minute Olof Söderkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximiliano Iigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Maximiliano Iigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felippe Favoretto in the 11th minute of play. Maximiliano Iigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olof Söderkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 16th minute DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 were awarded a corner. Tanek Weyna went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 23rd minute, Felippe Favoretto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximiliano Iigo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 26th minute, Gabriel-Omar Batista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ★Independiente Ψ★ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Felippe Favoretto put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Maximiliano Iigo. 35 minutes into the match, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Gabriel-Omar Batista sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leandro Macario narrowly saved just below the crossbar. DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's Leandro Macario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel-Omar Batista in the 37th minute of play. Alfonso Musso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Leandro Macario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel-Omar Batista in the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Felippe Favoretto to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gabriel-Omar Batista in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leandro Macario saved DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 from getting behind. ★Independiente Ψ★ were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adan Aresti took the corner. Israel Manuelo made a great header on ★Independiente Ψ★'s corner, it was just that DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's Leandro Macario managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 59th minute Gabriel-Omar Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leandro Macario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adan Aresti hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Lei Feng Ying was substituted for Gabriel-Omar Batista. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Glenn Sande was substituted for Nicolas Salomon. After a rather tough play, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Adan Aresti got a free kick in the 68th minute. Maximiliano Iigo made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Felippe Favoretto sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Adan Aresti got a free kick in the 71st minute. Maximiliano Iigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Eliu in the 72nd minute of the match. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Gilberto Loreto quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Cristian Chivu, made in the 84th minute of the game. 85 minutes into the match, DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's goal looked a bit too open when Lei Feng Ying came free, but Leandro Macario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Felippe Favoretto came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Felippe Favoretto couldn't finish the play. ★Independiente Ψ★'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Victor Eliu scored to the left of an out of position Maximiliano Iigo, making the score, 1-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Victor Eliu in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maximiliano Iigo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 95th minute of the match DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 got a corner. ★Independiente Ψ★'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tanek Weyna ran over to the corner to take the kick.