Friendly League

Frédson Mendes
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arkadiusz Piatek came free, but Virgilio Quentin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A throw-in in the 5th minute of the game was made by Zdeněk Kozlík with Arkadiusz Piatek as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's goalkeeper Virgilio Quentin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 11 minutes into the match, Utopía Muerta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Azeari came free, but Mano Hume reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Arkadiusz Piatek came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Utopía Muerta FC 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 Arkadiusz Piatek couldn't finish the play. Mano Hume made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Azeari in the 17th minute of play. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fermin Martinez was slow to take the kick. During this time Utopía Muerta FC's players had a chance to rest. Utopía Muerta FC's Uriel Santiago was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Virgilio Quentin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 29 minutes in the game Zdeněk Kozlík did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Arkadiusz Piatek. Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's Virgilio Quentin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC defense, Arkadiusz Piatek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Virgilio Quentin. The Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Virgilio Quentin should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arkadiusz Piatek in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Virgilio Quentin saved Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC from getting behind. 37 minutes into the match, Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arkadiusz Piatek came free, but Virgilio Quentin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mano Hume showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godfredo Erruki, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 44th minute, Hector Azeari ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mano Hume was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Virgilio Quentin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arkadiusz Piatek in the 48th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Godfredo Erruki to make the kick off. Mano Hume showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Guillelmus in the 54th minute of the match. If Anier Johans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC made a substitution. Ramiro Federigo replaced Chen Lin De. Utopía Muerta FC made a substitution. Braulio Hibai replaced Anier Johans. In the 59th minute, Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's Hector Azeari dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Erdem Özgenc hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 64thth minute of the game Braulio Hibai who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's Virgilio Quentin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Virgilio Quentin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severo Bermudo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute of the match Utopía Muerta FC got a corner. Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fermin Martinez ran over to the corner to take the kick. Severo Bermudo made a great header on Utopía Muerta FC's corner, it was just that Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's Virgilio Quentin managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 70th minute Braulio Hibai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgilio Quentin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Utopía Muerta FC's goalkeeper Mano Hume had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Godfredo Erruki. Uriel Santiago charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Uriel Santiago the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC made a substitution. Gastón Roved replaced Benedykt Narbut. After 75 played minutes Utopía Muerta FC got a freekick which was hit by Uriel Santiago. Mano Hume made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hector Azeari in the 79th minute. Mano Hume made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Azeari in the 85th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC's goal looked a bit too open when Severo Bermudo came free, but Virgilio Quentin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Braulio Hibai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Virgilio Quentin having to interfere. Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC made a substitution. Gervasio Kiliz replaced Marcos Guillelmus. The Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Tandil Córdoba Legnano FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.