Friendly League

Dario Insua
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Juan Manuel Cruz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leo Henric took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Brytan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leo Henric showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marian Brytan in the 5th minute of the match. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Herradura FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Radomir Naskrent was slow to take the kick. During this time Azulgranas AFC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Radomir Naskrent got away a dangerous shot. Despite this You Sheng Qi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A sloppy throw-in by Ladislao Jaunti in the 16th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Azulgranas AFC's Radomir Naskrent. A hard shot 17 in the game by Juan Manuel Cruz from a close distance when the talented You Sheng Qi managed to make a qualified save. La Herradura FC's players were relieved. If Osvaldo Grillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juan Manuel Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leo Henric showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Baldovino in the 29th minute of the match. You Sheng Qi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Manuel Cruz in the 33rd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, La Herradura FC's goalkeeper You Sheng Qi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juan Manuel Cruz. Osvaldo Grillo hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute Osvaldo Grillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Henric saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. You Sheng Qi was a little too slow when Flavio Beremundo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 48th minute. The score was now 1-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ernesto Baldovino to strike the kick off in the second half. Juan Manuel Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without You Sheng Qi having to interfere. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Herradura FC's goalkeeper You Sheng Qi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Flavio Beremundo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. You Sheng Qi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The throw-in from Ladislao Jaunti in the 62nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Azulgranas AFC's Radomir Naskrent. In the 63rdth minute of the game Juan Manuel Cruz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Herradura FC's You Sheng Qi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 64 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Juan Manuel Cruz sped through La Herradura FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of You Sheng Qi. The audience was convinced that Juan Manuel Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but You Sheng Qi was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rosendo Paez during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. La Herradura FC's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 74th minute of the game, when Ladislao Jaunti after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of Azulgranas AFC's goal. Ladislao Jaunti was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. In the 75th minute, Mateo Transito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to La Herradura FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Ladislao Jaunti hit a great ball. Juan Manuel Cruz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Juan Manuel Cruz in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck You Sheng Qi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. La Herradura FC's Mergildo Fuente got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Juan Manuel Cruz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Azulgranas AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Juan Manuel Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without You Sheng Qi having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Azulgranas AFC had won after a very even match.