Friendly League

ZORZAL01
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. Arsenio Maldonado started the match with the kick off. Silvio Benino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvestre Jakue, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute Silvestre Jakue shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvio Benino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Higinio Polo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basilio Calvino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Higinio Polo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenio Peio, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 31 minutes into the match, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Silvio Benino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emanuel Lico. Emanuel Lico hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After 45 played minutes, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Aristides Lano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Higinio Polo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ reached it. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Basilio Calvino to make the kick off. Higinio Polo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Basilio Calvino's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Silvio Benino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Nardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Silvio Benino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgardo Nardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Higinio Polo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basilio Calvino in the 62nd minute of play. Higinio Polo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eugenio Peio in the 65th minute. In the 70th minute, Eugenio Peio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 78 minutes into the match, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Silvestre Jakue came free, but Silvio Benino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 78 minutes, Arsenio Maldonado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ZORZAL01's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arsenio Maldonado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 79th minute, Ermegildo Froylan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Edgardo Nardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvio Benino was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Aristides Lano got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 85th match minute, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Leizarraga to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Nardo in the 86th minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Silvio Benino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvestre Jakue scored 2-2 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silvio Benino, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 94 minutes into the match, Silvestre Jakue had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silvio Benino. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Silvestre Jakue was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.