Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Co Fuchs took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Clemente Gorbea came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Defensores del Ángel Gris 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 Clemente Gorbea couldn't finish the play. In the 13th minute Defensores de Lombroso were awarded a corner. Godfredo Gau went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Godfredo Gau got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nicolás DAndrea quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 16 minutes into the match, Lionel-Andrés Messi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicolás DAndrea. Defensores del Ángel Gris's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lionel-Andrés Messi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 19 minutes into the match, Defensores del Ángel Gris's goalkeeper Nicolás DAndrea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Godfredo Gau. Defensores de Lombroso were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Defensores del Ángel Gris's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Godfredo Gau took the corner. The corner led Defensores de Lombroso's Teofilo Esdras to fire away a dangerous shot which Nicolás DAndrea despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafim Catranides in the 22nd minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Serafim Catranides's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denis Paulin was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. With a little luck, Defensores del Ángel Gris's Nicolás DAndrea got control of the ball when Godfredo Gau tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 34th minute, Uriel Ferrer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicolás DAndrea was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Co Fuchs scored 2-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Denis Paulin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Defensores del Ángel Gris's Nicolás DAndrea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Defensores del Ángel Gris from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Defensores del Ángel Gris defense, Uriel Ferrer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicolás DAndrea. The Defensores del Ángel Gris fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicolás DAndrea should have stopped the shot. 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.

50 minutes into the match, Defensores del Ángel Gris's goal looked a bit too open when Uriel Ferrer came free, but Nicolás DAndrea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 52 minutes, Uriel Ferrer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Defensores de Lombroso's supporters crossed their fingers, but Uriel Ferrer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nicolás DAndrea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Godfredo Gau's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Godfredo Gau in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicolás DAndrea saved Defensores del Ángel Gris from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Lionel-Andrés Messi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Defensores de Lombroso's supporters rose to their feet, but Lionel-Andrés Messi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicolás DAndrea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Defensores de Lombroso made a substitution. Alan Varela replaced Teofilo Esdras. Defensores del Ángel Gris's Nicolás DAndrea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 59th minute of play. Nicolás DAndrea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godfredo Gau, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 67 minutes into the match, Defensores del Ángel Gris's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel-Andrés Messi came free, but Nicolás DAndrea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicolás DAndrea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Ferrer in the 69th minute of play. Defensores del Ángel Gris's Nicolás DAndrea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 79th minute of play. Nicolás DAndrea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uriel Ferrer, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The audience was convinced that Lionel-Andrés Messi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicolás DAndrea was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. When Defensores de Lombroso's Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Defensores del Ángel Gris's goalie prevented a goal. Nicolás DAndrea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lionel-Andrés Messi's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Nicolás DAndrea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 91st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicolás DAndrea saved Defensores del Ángel Gris from getting behind. After 95 played minutes Defensores del Ángel Gris got a freekick which was hit by Clemente Gorbea. Defensores de Lombroso's Valentín Barco was substituted for Lucio Cordarrol. After 97 played minutes Defensores de Lombroso got a freekick which was hit by Lionel-Andrés Messi.