Friendly League

Dario Insua
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Juan Manuel Cruz kicked off to start the match. Domingo Diaz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Manuel Cruz in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute Azulgranas AFC were awarded a corner. Radomir Naskrent went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 12th minute of the match Azulgranas AFC got a corner. Chacarita Jrs's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Radomir Naskrent ran over to the corner to take the kick. Radomir Naskrent made a great header on Azulgranas AFC's corner, it was just that Chacarita Jrs's Domingo Diaz managed to reach the ball for a save. Domingo Diaz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Manuel Cruz in the 20th minute. Juan Manuel Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Esdras in the 28th minute of play forced Azulgranas AFC's goalkeeper Leo Henric to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Juan Manuel Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Azulgranas AFC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Juan Manuel Cruz hit a great ball. In the 37th minute, Juan Manuel Cruz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Domingo Diaz was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Juan Manuel Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Juan Manuel Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Juan Manuel Cruz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Isaac Esdras to make the kick off. In the 52nd 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: 6-0. After 55 minutes of play, Azulgranas AFC's Juan Manuel Cruz made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Domingo Diaz was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Azulgranas AFC booed when Chacarita Jrs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bonifacio Esdras didn't get a good kick on the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Juan Manuel Cruz notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of Chacarita Jrs's Domingo Diaz. Domingo Diaz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Domingo Diaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Beremundo, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Domingo Diaz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Flavio Beremundo went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. Juan Manuel Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domingo Diaz having to interfere. In the 70th minute Radomir Naskrent shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Domingo Diaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute Flavio Beremundo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Domingo Diaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the game, Azulgranas AFC's Juan Manuel Cruz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Domingo Diaz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 10-0. 78 minutes into the match, Flavio Beremundo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Domingo Diaz. Chacarita Jrs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Flavio Beremundo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. Juan Manuel Cruz struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Domingo Diaz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Azulgranas AFC. Jaime Oxel made in the 86th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Azulgranas AFC's Radomir Naskrent. Radomir Naskrent blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Domingo Diaz having to make a save. In the 91st minute, Juan Manuel Cruz made a precise shot to the right of Domingo Diaz. Chacarita Jrs's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 12-0. If Mateo Transito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Azulgranas AFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.