Friendly League

El Andino
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Angelino Inautzi started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Gustav Högström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Martin Rito was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 8th minute Angelino Inautzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Rito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martin Rito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustav Högström in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Eladio in the 12th minute of play forced Atlético Rio Cuarto's goalkeeper Bernardino Dimas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustavo Eladio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bernardino Dimas having to make a save. 16 minutes into the match, Atlético Rio Cuarto's goal looked a bit too open when Rigoberto Lauaxeta came free, but Bernardino Dimas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. C. A. BELGRANO's Martin Rito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelino Inautzi in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, C. A. BELGRANO's goal looked a bit too open when Santos Montel came free, but Martin Rito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernardino Dimas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Eladio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roman Tebaldo made in the 35th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by C. A. BELGRANO's Washington Santos. In the 37th minute C. A. BELGRANO were awarded a corner. Gustavo Eladio went to the cornerflag to take it. Gustavo Eladio might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bernardino Dimas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustavo Eladio ran back to his position shaking his head. Bernardino Dimas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Eladio, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 40th minute of the game Edelmiro Jago made a throw-in which Adolfo Guib played forward. Donato Suarez's late challenge caught a C. A. BELGRANO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Donato Suarez helped the player get up and apologised. After 41 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Atlético Rio Cuarto! The referee gave C. A. BELGRANO a penalty, 43 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gustavo Eladio, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Atlético Rio Cuarto's Bernardino Dimas. 1-1. Rigoberto Lauaxeta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gustavo Eladio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Martin Rito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelino Inautzi in the 51st minute of the match. Roman Tebaldo kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Rigoberto Lauaxeta managed to get in a good position for a shot. C. A. BELGRANO's supporters rose to their feet, but Rigoberto Lauaxeta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernardino Dimas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roman Tebaldo made in the 55th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by C. A. BELGRANO's Washington Santos. Martin Rito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santos Montel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atlético Rio Cuarto were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after C. A. BELGRANO's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Carlos Eduardo da Silveira took the corner. In the 60th minute, Donato Suarez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlético Rio Cuarto fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. C. A. BELGRANO made a substitution. Nunez Noe replaced Silvio Valerio. The supporters of Atlético Rio Cuarto booed when C. A. BELGRANO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sixto Kaiet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Martin Rito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelino Inautzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute of the match Atlético Rio Cuarto got a corner. C. A. BELGRANO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Carlos Eduardo da Silveira ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Carlos Eduardo da Silveira almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but C. A. BELGRANO's Martin Rito did a great save. Martin Rito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelino Inautzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Bernardino Dimas made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Aureliano Ovando sent off a good shot on target. 74 minutes into the game, Aureliano Ovando recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bernardino Dimas. Aureliano Ovando showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. The throw-in from Roman Tebaldo in the 76th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by C. A. BELGRANO's Washington Santos. Bernardino Dimas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliano Ovando in the 78th minute of the match. Rigoberto Lauaxeta charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rigoberto Lauaxeta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rigoberto Lauaxeta kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santos Montel in the 81st minute of play forced C. A. BELGRANO's goalkeeper Martin Rito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Guib in the 93rd minute of play forced Atlético Rio Cuarto's goalkeeper Bernardino Dimas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aureliano Ovando might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bernardino Dimas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aureliano Ovando ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliano Ovando in the 96th minute of play forced Atlético Rio Cuarto's goalkeeper Bernardino Dimas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Despite being the better team, C. A. BELGRANO failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.