Friendly League

Pablo Comelli
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tincho Palermo made the kick off and thus started the match. Mías Khalifa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Attilio Casciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Simbo FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sabri Ravelli in the 15th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Simbo FC's Nestor Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Martin Leheren narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Simbo FC's Mías Khalifa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miran Moco in the 20th minute of play. Mías Khalifa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Attilio Casciano in the 23rd minute of the match. Mías Khalifa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miran Moco in the 25th minute of the match. Talleres de Escalada's Martin Leheren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tincho Palermo in the 27th minute of play. Martin Leheren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestor Sancho in the 30th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Attilio Casciano in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mías Khalifa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Martin Leheren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tincho Palermo in the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Sait Baray suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Carlos Trinidad fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Simbo FC's protests and gave Carlos Trinidad a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Simbo FC's Carlos Trinidad got a free kick in the 39th minute. Thibault Moon took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mías Khalifa. Simbo FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tincho Palermo in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martin Leheren saved Talleres de Escalada from getting behind. After the first half Simbo FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Attilio Casciano to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Sancho in the 52nd minute of play forced Talleres de Escalada's goalkeeper Martin Leheren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Simbo FC's William Weber got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute Attilio Casciano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mías Khalifa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martin Leheren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miliano Sacristán in the 65th minute of the match. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Talleres de Escalada's goalkeeper Martin Leheren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 70 minutes into the match, Simbo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Miran Moco came free, but Mías Khalifa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Talleres de Escalada's Miran Moco in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Simbo FC's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the Simbo FC defense, Attilio Casciano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mías Khalifa. The Simbo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mías Khalifa should have stopped the shot. Simbo FC made a substitution. Niceto Nafarroa replaced Boleslaw Sidorowicz. Mías Khalifa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Attilio Casciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miran Moco in the 82nd minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Mías Khalifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mías Khalifa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miran Moco, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Miliano Sacristán blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Martin Leheren having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miliano Sacristán in the 86th minute of play forced Talleres de Escalada's goalkeeper Martin Leheren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Leheren made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Nestor Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Miran Moco struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Mías Khalifa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Talleres de Escalada. Martin Leheren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miliano Sacristán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute Simbo FC were awarded a corner. Sabri Ravelli went to the cornerflag to take it.