Friendly League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Carlos Saúl Menem got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of ..Villa Rugby Club.. booed when San Lorenzo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Wallman didn't get a good kick on the ball. San Lorenzo's Zé Paulo Valadares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daavid Uitto in the 4th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daavid Uitto in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zé Paulo Valadares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 8 minutes into the match, San Lorenzo's Kara Melo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Lampe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zé Paulo Valadares came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Carlos Saúl Menem. But to his dismay, Carlos Saúl Menem quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Zé Paulo Valadares came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Carlos Saúl Menem. But to his dismay, Carlos Saúl Menem quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Denver Phoenix kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Carlos Saúl Menem struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Zé Paulo Valadares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ..Villa Rugby Club... San Lorenzo's Zé Paulo Valadares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Saúl Menem in the 29th minute of play. Zé Paulo Valadares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Saúl Menem's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. The audience was convinced that Carlos Saúl Menem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zé Paulo Valadares was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Zé Paulo Valadares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daavid Uitto in the 34th minute of play. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Carlos Lampe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmiro Tabor in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Carlos Saúl Menem made a precise shot to the right of Zé Paulo Valadares. San Lorenzo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Zé Paulo Valadares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daavid Uitto in the 40th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Carlos Saúl Menems short, quick shot in the 51stth minute got Zé Paulo Valadares to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 52nd minute of the match ..Villa Rugby Club.. got a corner. San Lorenzo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cavad Lider ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 55 minutes of play, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Max Feldthaus made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zé Paulo Valadares was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Delmiro Tabor in the 64th minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Carlos Lampe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Daavid Uitto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zé Paulo Valadares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daavid Uitto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Zé Paulo Valadares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Jonathan Norino replaced Cavad Lider. After 73 played minutes San Lorenzo got a freekick which was hit by Jan Wallman. In the 74th match minute, San Lorenzo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ke Lin Mo to maneuver through the defense. Zé Paulo Valadares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Norino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 76 minutes, Jan Wallman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the San Lorenzo and the ..Villa Rugby Club.. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 76th match minute, San Lorenzo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Wallman to maneuver through the defense. Mikolaj Giertych spun around in front of the goal 79 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of San Lorenzo's goal. Zé Paulo Valadares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikolaj Giertych, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 82 minutes into the match, Max Feldthaus notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of San Lorenzo's Zé Paulo Valadares. Zé Paulo Valadares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to San Lorenzo getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Freddy Izel hit a great ball. Olaf Cebula might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zé Paulo Valadares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Olaf Cebula ran back to his position shaking his head. Zé Paulo Valadares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olaf Cebula, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the San Lorenzo defense, Mikolaj Giertych kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zé Paulo Valadares. The San Lorenzo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zé Paulo Valadares should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, San Lorenzo's Zé Paulo Valadares got control of the ball when Mikolaj Giertych tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match was over ..Villa Rugby Club.. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than San Lorenzo throughout the match.