Friendly League

Estadio Anizacate
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernando Prado started the match with the kick off. After 4 played minutes LOS TRES PIERNAS got a freekick which was hit by Abel Gonza. Ramon Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Acácio Alves in the 5th minute of play. Maximiliano Lico who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 11thth minute tested the skills of Flávio Fantini when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 15 minutes into the game, S.C.PAULISTA's Acácio Alves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ramon Mannie made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 18 minutes of play, S.C.PAULISTA's Acácio Alves made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ramon Mannie was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of LOS TRES PIERNAS booed when S.C.PAULISTA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Pedro Duarte didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Cláudio Leite came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the S.C.PAULISTA 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 Cláudio Leite couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maximiliano Lico got free with Flávio Fantini in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. LOS TRES PIERNAS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Armando Gilen in the 31st minute. LOS TRES PIERNAS's Armando Gilen was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Flávio Fantini in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Acácio Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. LOS TRES PIERNAS's Ramon Mannie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Acácio Alves in the 35th minute of play. Bartolo Eztebe's late challenge caught a S.C.PAULISTA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bartolo Eztebe helped the player get up and apologised. After 36 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for LOS TRES PIERNAS! Ramon Mannie had in the 38thth minute some difficulties stopping Cláudio Leite's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Ramon Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Leite in the 38th minute of play. After 42 minutes, José Pedro Duarte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.C.PAULISTA and the LOS TRES PIERNAS players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of LOS TRES PIERNAS booed when S.C.PAULISTA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Pedro Duarte didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Elpidio Gaizko kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Flávio Fantini. That made the score 1-2 in the 45 minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maximiliano Lico made a kick off. After a rather tough play, S.C.PAULISTA's Cláudio Leite got a free kick in the 51st minute. Acácio Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Acácio Alves got free with Ramon Mannie in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When LOS TRES PIERNAS's Maximiliano Lico in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye S.C.PAULISTA's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, S.C.PAULISTA's Cláudio Leite got a free kick in the 77th minute. The supporters of LOS TRES PIERNAS booed when S.C.PAULISTA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Pedro Duarte didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of LOS TRES PIERNAS booed when S.C.PAULISTA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Prado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maximiliano Lico scored 2-2 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Flávio Fantini, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Flávio Fantini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Lico in the 95th minute of the match. 98 minutes into the match, Abel Gonza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Flávio Fantini. S.C.PAULISTA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abel Gonza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The LOS TRES PIERNAS fans cheered their team off the field, for while S.C.PAULISTA had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.