Friendly League

Areco Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leopoldo Rosa kicked off to start the match. When Zeledon Sol came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Areco 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 Zeledon Sol couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leopoldo Rosa in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gabriel Urtats prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 9 minutes into the match, Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goal looked a bit too open when Zeledon Sol came free, but Victoriano Bernaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Areco FC's Gabriel Urtats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Rosa in the 15th minute of play. If Leopoldo Rosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aquiles Pirro struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Victoriano Bernaldo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Areco FC. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goalkeeper Victoriano Bernaldo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 27th minute Darryl Buckner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Urtats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucio Galo got free with Victoriano Bernaldo in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gabriel Urtats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopoldo Rosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Gabriel Urtats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darryl Buckner, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darryl Buckner in the 35th minute of play forced Areco FC's goalkeeper Gabriel Urtats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabriel Urtats stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Darryl Buckner's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Areco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Rosa came free, but Gabriel Urtats reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute there was a penalty for Areco FC. Nói Ado stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Victoriano Bernaldo. 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Zeledon Sol made the kick off in the second half. Areco FC's Gabriel Urtats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darryl Buckner in the 51st minute of play. 51 minutes into the match, Darryl Buckner notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Areco FC's Gabriel Urtats. Gabriel Urtats was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Lucio Galo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Areco FC's Gabriel Urtats proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Areco FC from getting a goal against them. Aquiles Pirro kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Gabriel Urtats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darryl Buckner in the 63rd minute of the match. Aquiles Pirro kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Leopoldo Rosa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gabriel Urtats firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience was convinced that Lucio Galo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victoriano Bernaldo was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. 82 minutes into the match, Areco FC's goalkeeper Gabriel Urtats had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leopoldo Rosa. Areco FC's Gabriel Urtats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darryl Buckner in the 83rd minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Santo Libertad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gabriel Urtats narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Santo Libertad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Gabriel Urtats tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Darryl Buckner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Urtats having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Areco FC had won after a very even match.