Friendly League

Alejandro Sabella
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Playa Malvín's Gong Qi Fan 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. Nils Elmhuus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave Efrayim, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. A throw-in in the 4th minute of the game was made by Yan Yang Lang with Dave Efrayim as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Marta Pressley stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gong Qi Fan's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Playa Malvín's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Stelian Murgu in the 6th minute. Playa Malvín's Nils Elmhuus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave Efrayim in the 22nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gong Qi Fan in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marta Pressley prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gong Qi Fan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marta Pressley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Qi Fan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Playa Malvín's Nils Elmhuus proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Playa Malvín from getting a goal against them. 34 minutes into the match, 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's goal looked a bit too open when Alvise Catapano came free, but Marta Pressley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dave Efrayim was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gong Qi Fan in the 54th minute of play forced 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's goalkeeper Marta Pressley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute of the match, Alvise Catapano got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marta Pressley was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's defense didn't have a chance, in the 65th minute, when Gong Qi Fan scored to the left of an out of position Marta Pressley, making the score, 0-1. 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's Hugo Bela was substituted for Marcelino Romo. Playa Malvín made a substitution. Quinto Ampudia replaced Gong Qi Fan. 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella made a substitution. Diego Millrick replaced Antonio Orlo. Playa Malvín's Sandu Mândrilă was substituted for Jabier Igual. 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella made a substitution. Bo Ros replaced Dave Efrayim. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quinto Ampudia in the 75th minute of play forced 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's goalkeeper Marta Pressley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sandu Mândrilă recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nils Elmhuus didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bo Ros went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Quinto Ampudia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Marta Pressley made a huge save. After a rather tough play, 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's Juan Leto got a free kick in the 84th minute. 86 minutes into the match, 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's goalkeeper Marta Pressley had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Quinto Ampudia. After 87 minutes of play, 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's Juan Leto made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nils Elmhuus was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 89th minute, Claudio Caniggia made a precise shot to the right of Nils Elmhuus. Playa Malvín's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1.