Friendly League

Estadio Saavedra
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) M. Agus Young sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by M. Agus Young in the 4th minute of play forced Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalkeeper Bonifacio Naldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. M. Agus Young might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bonifacio Naldo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. M. Agus Young ran back to his position shaking his head. When Serginho Silva fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atletico Calamar Saavedra's protests and gave Serginho Silva a yellow card for diving instead. After 13 played minutes Atletico Calamar Saavedra got a freekick which was hit by Serginho Silva. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Norberto Tino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Santa Lucia de Merlo from getting a goal against them. If M. Agus Young had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Santa Lucia de Merlo's Norberto Tino got control of the ball when Ruperto Txomin tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 25 minutes of play, Santa Lucia de Merlo's Pascal Som made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bonifacio Naldo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Bonifacio Naldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Levan Poggenborg in the 30th minute of play. Bonifacio Naldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from M. Agus Young, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 32 minutes Atletico Calamar Saavedra's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Levan Poggenborg who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Kong Chang Zheng almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Bonifacio Naldo did a great save. When Santa Lucia de Merlo's M. Agus Young in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalie prevented a goal. Bonifacio Naldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from M. Agus Young in the 36th minute of play. The audience was convinced that M. Agus Young's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bonifacio Naldo was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. When Santa Lucia de Merlo's M. Agus Young in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalie prevented a goal. Norberto Tino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serginho Silva in the 40th minute of play. If M. Agus Young had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bonifacio Naldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from M. Agus Young, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Levan Poggenborg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jeronimo Birila to make the kick off. Norberto Tino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeronimo Birila in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute Serginho Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Tino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benjy Dreher during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 61 minutes into the game, one of Atletico Calamar Saavedra:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Norberto Tino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruperto Txomin in the 68th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Levan Poggenborg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bonifacio Naldo. The goal made the score 0-3. 81 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's goal looked a bit too open when Jeronimo Birila came free, but Norberto Tino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Ermegildo Salamon got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ermegildo Salamon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Bonifacio Naldo made a huge save. Norberto Tino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenio Fliz, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Santa Lucia de Merlo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.