Friendly League

Malvinas Argentinas
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ben-Ami Ranchin started the match with the kick off. Isidoro Rio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lisandro Nuñez, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute Baldomiro Ospetsu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dario Astigar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Lisandro Nuñez managed to get in a good position for a shot. SAN LORENZO FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lisandro Nuñez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Isidoro Rio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Argentinean Patriots 1816's Pekka Rollins slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dario Astigar. That made the score 1-0 after 13 minutes of play. If Lisandro Nuñez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ben-Ami Ranchin got free with Dario Astigar in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dario Astigar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bello Cura in the 21st minute of play. Isidoro Rio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lisandro Nuñez in the 24th minute of play. Dario Astigar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bello Cura in the 27th minute of the match. When Lisandro Nuñez came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the SAN LORENZO FC 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 Lisandro Nuñez couldn't finish the play. 34 minutes into the match, Ben-Ami Ranchin notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of SAN LORENZO FC's Dario Astigar. Dario Astigar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dario Astigar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pekka Rollins went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bello Cura in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dario Astigar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ben-Ami Ranchin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dario Astigar firmly grabbed it by the left post. Isidoro Rio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lisandro Nuñez, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 45th match minute, SAN LORENZO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wen Lang Qing to maneuver through the defense. Isidoro Rio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Tiniebra in the 48th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lisandro Nuñez to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Lisandro Nuñez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SAN LORENZO FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lisandro Nuñez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wen Lang Qing's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Isidoro Rio firmly grabbed it by the left post. Dario Astigar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ben-Ami Ranchin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isidoro Rio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lisandro Nuñez in the 63rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Argentinean Patriots 1816's Isidoro Rio got control of the ball when Lisandro Nuñez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dario Astigar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pekka Rollins in the 74th minute of the match. SAN LORENZO FC's Lisandro Nuñez got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Argentinean Patriots 1816's Noé Nouveau was substituted for Bert Homøe. Argentinean Patriots 1816's Cristo Bastiaro was substituted for Baldomiro Ospetsu. SAN LORENZO FC made a substitution. Ciriaco Cordarrell replaced Lisandro Nuñez. Isidoro Rio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur Quintas in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd minute SAN LORENZO FC were awarded a corner. Shao Zhen Xiao went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Shao Zhen Xiao almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Argentinean Patriots 1816's Isidoro Rio did a great save. Ciriaco Cordarrell hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ben-Ami Ranchin in the 87th minute of play forced SAN LORENZO FC's goalkeeper Dario Astigar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the game, Noé Nouveau cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Dario Astigar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Argentinean Patriots 1816's Isidoro Rio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciriaco Cordarrell in the 92nd minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the SAN LORENZO FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Argentinean Patriots 1816.