Friendly League

Alejandro Sabella
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Marta Pressley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio-Paul Caniggia in the 10th minute of play. When Levin Hasselberg fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's protests and gave Levin Hasselberg a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Deportivo Pucho booed when 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Levin Hasselberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Bo Ros took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Oliver Can to make any attempt to save it. Claudio Caniggia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's Marta Pressley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Östen Stor in the 21st minute of play. After 22 minutes 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Archie Litchfield who took care of the corner kick. Oliver Can took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bo Ros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Archie Litchfield was slow to take the kick. During this time Deportivo Pucho's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Deportivo Pucho's corner Delmar Jerico fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marta Pressley quite easily take care of the ball. In the 32nd minute Claudio-Paul Caniggia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marta Pressley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marta Pressley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julio Tolino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Östen Stor in the 40th 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. Oliver Can showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bo Ros, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bo Ros was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Bo Ros managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's supporters rose to their feet, but Bo Ros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oliver Can breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julio Tolino got free with Marta Pressley in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Oliver Can showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bo Ros in the 58th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bo Ros in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oliver Can prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With his leg Marta Pressley managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when Deportivo Pucho's Ahmet Nasir Nesefi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella made a substitution. Dave Efrayim replaced Bo Ros. A nice corner shot did that Archie Litchfield got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marta Pressley quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 68th minute, Wit Modrzewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 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 Östen Stor. In the 74th minute Ahmet Nasir Nesefi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marta Pressley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's Marta Pressley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Nasir Nesefi in the 75th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dave Efrayim in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oliver Can prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 80th minute, Dave Efrayim ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oliver Can was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 86th minute of the match, Ahmet Nasir Nesefi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marta Pressley saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Efrayim in the 96th minute of play forced Deportivo Pucho's goalkeeper Oliver Can to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's Wit Modrzewski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Oliver Can in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Many of Deportivo Pucho's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Deportivo Pucho may have spent more time on the ball, but 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.