Friendly League

Juan Manuel de Rosas
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) La Mazorca's Horacio Silvino started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Karol Kluczyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bello Cura in the 5th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Argentinean Patriots 1816's goalkeeper Isidoro Rio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benedicto Afonso. Karol Kluczyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bello Cura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isidoro Rio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogumil Burowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to La Mazorca getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Raul Tristan hit a great ball. Bello Cura blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Karol Kluczyk having to make a save. In the 19th minute Bello Cura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karol Kluczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isidoro Rio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horacio Silvino, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Isidoro Rio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bogumil Burowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After 26 played minutes Argentinean Patriots 1816 got a freekick which was hit by Bello Cura. In the 34th match minute, La Mazorca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Tristan to maneuver through the defense. 37 minutes into the game, Raul Tristan threw the ball into play from the sideline. Argentinean Patriots 1816's Christian Ponciano quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bello Cura in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karol Kluczyk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Bello Cura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Argentinean Patriots 1816 made a substitution. Ben-Ami Ranchin replaced Tomás Frantzes. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bello Cura to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Bello Cura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karol Kluczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Bello Cura's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karol Kluczyk was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Mårten Svartengren's late challenge caught a Argentinean Patriots 1816's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mårten Svartengren helped the player get up and apologised. In the 56th minute, Mårten Svartengren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute Horacio Silvino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidoro Rio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A throw-in in the 59th minute of the game was made by Nicanor Peyo with Nicanor Peyo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The throw-in from Raul Tristan in the 61st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Argentinean Patriots 1816's Bert Homøe. Karol Kluczyk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bello Cura in the 64th minute of the match. After 64 played minutes Argentinean Patriots 1816 got a freekick which was hit by Eraldo Serantoni. Isidoro Rio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horacio Silvino in the 68th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Argentinean Patriots 1816's goal looked a bit too open when Benedicto Afonso came free, but Isidoro Rio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute Bello Cura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karol Kluczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bello Cura might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Karol Kluczyk. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bello Cura ran back to his position shaking his head. La Mazorca's Karol Kluczyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bello Cura in the 76th minute of play. Bello Cura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, La Mazorca's Karol Kluczyk got control of the ball when Bello Cura tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Raul Tristan was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 79 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, La Mazorca's Raul Tristan got a free kick in the 79th minute. La Mazorca's Hubert Alén was substituted for Bogumil Burowski. Pekka Rollins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Karol Kluczyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute Bello Cura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karol Kluczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 95 minutes La Mazorca's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ben-Ami Ranchin who took care of the corner kick. Wieslaw Zawada made a great header on Argentinean Patriots 1816's corner, it was just that La Mazorca's Karol Kluczyk managed to reach the ball for a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benedicto Afonso during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Benedicto Afonso hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.