Friendly League

La Villa
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mikolaj Giertych started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mikolaj Giertych in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Victoriano Bernaldo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Valentin Geambașu got a free kick in the 7th minute. Leopoldo Rosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Kang Ying Hai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Victoriano Bernaldo made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Mikolaj Giertych sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Mariano Silbestre got a free kick in the 14th minute. If Mikolaj Giertych had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Rosa came free, but Kang Ying Hai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mikolaj Giertych might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Victoriano Bernaldo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mikolaj Giertych ran back to his position shaking his head. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikolaj Giertych in the 24th minute of play. Kang Ying Hai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santo Libertad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute Santo Libertad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kang Ying Hai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Victoriano Bernaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikolaj Giertych, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goalkeeper Victoriano Bernaldo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 33rd minute ..Villa Rugby Club.. were awarded a corner. Ramiro Lleir went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Enrique Gaur heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Kang Ying Hai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santo Libertad, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Dep Colonia Avellaneda from getting a goal against them. When %teams%'s Mikolaj Giertych was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-0 just inside the left pole, 39 minutes into the game. Victoriano Bernaldo was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Victoriano Bernaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikolaj Giertych, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kang Ying Hai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wei Li, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Victoriano Bernaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikolaj Giertych, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wei Li in the 46th minute of play. Kang Ying Hai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santo Libertad in the 48th minute of the match. In the 48th minute Santo Libertad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kang Ying Hai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leopoldo Rosa was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Santo Libertad reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kang Ying Hai. The goal made the score 1-1. The supporters of Dep Colonia Avellaneda booed when ..Villa Rugby Club.. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adan Rufio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th minute Mikolaj Giertych shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victoriano Bernaldo 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 Valentin Geambașu during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 63 played minutes ..Villa Rugby Club.. got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Geambașu. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Olaf Cebula replaced Mikolaj Giertych. When Santo Libertad came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Dep Colonia Avellaneda 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 Santo Libertad couldn't finish the play. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santo Libertad in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th minute Olaf Cebula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victoriano Bernaldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai got control of the ball when Santo Libertad tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 76th minute Olaf Cebula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victoriano Bernaldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santo Libertad in the 77th minute of play. ..Villa Rugby Club.. were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after Dep Colonia Avellaneda's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ramiro Lleir took the corner. The corner led ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Ramiro Lleir to fire away a dangerous shot which Victoriano Bernaldo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save ..Villa Rugby Club.. from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai got control of the ball when Leopoldo Rosa tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darryl Buckner in the 87th minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Kang Ying Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daavid Uitto in the 88th minute of play forced Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goalkeeper Victoriano Bernaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute ..Villa Rugby Club.. were awarded a corner. Ramiro Lleir went to the cornerflag to take it. Daavid Uitto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victoriano Bernaldo having to interfere. The Dep Colonia Avellaneda players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented ..Villa Rugby Club.. from taking control. The game ends in a draw.