Friendly League

Gigante de Alberdi
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tibor Barmoš started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Roland Záhoran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damián Martínez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 7 minutes, Tibor Barmoš managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFK Petržalka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tibor Barmoš was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Antonio Shantala charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonio Shantala the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Antonio Shantala got a free kick in the 8th minute. When Anastasio Orlondo fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's protests and gave Anastasio Orlondo a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Anastasio Orlondo got a free kick in the 11th minute. Damián Martínez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roland Záhoran in the 12th minute of the match. The supporters of AFK Petržalka booed when Belgrano LOS PIRATAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silverio Froylan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 18 minutes of play, AFK Petržalka's Roland Záhoran made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Damián Martínez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Telmo Zarra hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 28th match minute, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Octavio Paskal to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta came free, but Hugo Fisher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Damián Martínez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roland Záhoran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta made the kick off in the second half. Hugo Fisher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 54thth minute of the game Roland Záhoran who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Damián Martínez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Damián Martínez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roland Záhoran, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Hugo Fisher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta in the 68th minute of play. A collision led to AFK Petržalka getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Tibor Barmoš hit a great ball. Damián Martínez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roland Záhoran's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. After some careless play in the Belgrano LOS PIRATAS defense, Roland Záhoran kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damián Martínez. The Belgrano LOS PIRATAS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damián Martínez should have stopped the shot. In the 93rd match minute, AFK Petržalka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mário Sauer to maneuver through the defense. AFK Petržalka played a much better game than Belgrano LOS PIRATAS and deserved their victory. The Belgrano LOS PIRATAS players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.