Friendly League

Malvinas Argentinas
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ben Breton took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the game, Ben Breton cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Isidoro Rio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Argentinean Patriots 1816's Isidoro Rio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ben Breton in the 9th minute of play. 13 minutes into the game, Octavio Frederik threw the ball into play from the sideline. Big Babousa's Zygmunt Rzegotka quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 14 minutes into the match, Big Babousa's goalkeeper Svetlozar Karamihov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bello Cura. 16 minutes into the match, Big Babousa's goalkeeper Svetlozar Karamihov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bello Cura. Ben Breton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Big Babousa's Svetlozar Karamihov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Big Babousa from getting a goal against them. If Ben Breton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Isidoro Rio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ben Breton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 33rd minute of the game was made by Cristo Bastiaro with Bello Cura as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. With a little luck, Big Babousa's Svetlozar Karamihov got control of the ball when Pekka Rollins tried to sneak it across the goal line. Svetlozar Karamihov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bello Cura in the 37th minute of the match. A collision led to Argentinean Patriots 1816 getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Cristo Bastiaro hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the game, Big Babousa's Ben Breton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Isidoro Rio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcial Elgueta in the 43rd minute of play forced Argentinean Patriots 1816's goalkeeper Isidoro Rio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ben Breton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Argentinean Patriots 1816's Ben-Ami Ranchin was substituted for Tomás Frantzes. The Argentinean Patriots 1816 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Big Babousa were winning 0-3.

In the 53rd minute Bello Cura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svetlozar Karamihov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bello Cura came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Argentinean Patriots 1816 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 Bello Cura couldn't finish the play. Big Babousa's Svetlozar Karamihov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bello Cura in the 63rd minute of play. Ben Breton blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Isidoro Rio having to make a save. Ben Breton's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Isidoro Rio firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ben Breton might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Isidoro Rio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ben Breton ran back to his position shaking his head. Big Babousa made a substitution. Hector Bladi replaced Ben Breton. 71 minutes into the match, Argentinean Patriots 1816's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Bladi came free, but Isidoro Rio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute Hector Bladi 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. 75 minutes into the match, Argentinean Patriots 1816's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Bladi came free, but Isidoro Rio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Argentinean Patriots 1816's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Bladi came free, but Isidoro Rio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isidoro Rio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hector Bladi in the 81st minute. With a little luck, Argentinean Patriots 1816's Isidoro Rio got control of the ball when Hector Bladi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hector Bladi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Isidoro Rio having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hector Bladi got free with Isidoro Rio in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 95 minutes of play, Big Babousa's Hector Bladi made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Isidoro Rio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Big Babousa's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.