Friendly League

República de Italia
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Placido Tancredo made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, chacarita juniors's goalkeeper Rene Goren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Octavio Senio. Placido Tancredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rene Goren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavio Senio in the 8th minute of the match. Placido Tancredo scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rafael Martino, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Octavio Senio in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rene Goren saved chacarita juniors from getting behind. Placido Tancredo might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rafael Martino. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Placido Tancredo ran back to his position shaking his head. Rene Goren was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Octavio Senio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 19 minute of play. A hard shot 22 in the game by Octavio Senio from a close distance when the talented Rene Goren managed to make a qualified save. chacarita juniors's players were relieved. In the 23rd minute, Elvio Machado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rene Goren was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Placido Tancredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Placido Tancredo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rafael Martino was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. When chacarita juniors's Placido Tancredo in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Sportivo Italiano's goalie prevented a goal. In the 37thth minute of the game Placido Tancredo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Sportivo Italiano's Rafael Martino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 37 minutes, Placido Tancredo made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Club Sportivo Italiano's Rafael Martino tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 42nd play minutes Octavio Senio shot 3-2, a short shot which went by Rene Goren and just under the crossbar into goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Octavio Senio in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rene Goren saved chacarita juniors from getting behind. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Octavio Senio to make the kick off. Rafael Martino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Placido Tancredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvio Machado in the 61st minute of play forced chacarita juniors's goalkeeper Rene Goren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Placido Tancredo managed to get in a good position for a shot. chacarita juniors's supporters rose to their feet, but Placido Tancredo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Martino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 66 minutes into the game, Club Sportivo Italiano's Fermin Torres nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rene Goren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. When Lucio Bermudez came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the chacarita juniors 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 Lucio Bermudez couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Placido Tancredo in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rafael Martino saved Club Sportivo Italiano from getting behind. After some careless play in the chacarita juniors defense, Fermin Torres kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rene Goren. The chacarita juniors fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rene Goren should have stopped the shot. Rene Goren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Octavio Senio's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Placido Tancredo in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rafael Martino, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Placido Tancredo got in the 93rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Rafael Martino handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Club Sportivo Italiano fans cheered their team off the field, for while chacarita juniors had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.