Friendly League

Belgrano
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mazán's Sebastian Nuno started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After having played for 4 minutes, Cristian Francis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belgrano FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Francis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 7 minutes into the match, Sebastian Nuno notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Belgrano FC's Abelardo Quinteros. Abelardo Quinteros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ermegildo Hulberto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Francis, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Zacarias Arnau struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Abelardo Quinteros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mazán. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zacarias Arnau in the 24th minute of play forced Belgrano FC's goalkeeper Abelardo Quinteros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 26 played minutes, Belgrano FC's Angelino Maraman shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ermegildo Hulberto came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Belgrano FC reached it. Sebastian Nuno might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abelardo Quinteros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastian Nuno ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristian Francis was extremely unlucky when he, in the 34th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Amador Oxarra came free with the goalkeeper in the 38th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ermegildo Hulberto could save by the left post. Abelardo Quinteros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zacarias Arnau's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Sebastian Nuno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Abelardo Quinteros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristian Francis to strike the kick off in the second half. Sebastian Nuno's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abelardo Quinteros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute Sebastian Nuno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Quinteros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Belgrano FC's goalkeeper Abelardo Quinteros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Abelardo Quinteros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Nuno in the 59th minute of play. After having played for 62 minutes, Sebastian Nuno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mazán's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastian Nuno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 66th minute, Zacarias Arnau got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sebastian Nuno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sebastian Nuno struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Abelardo Quinteros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mazán. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Amador Oxarra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belgrano FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Amador Oxarra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ermegildo Hulberto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 83rd minute Dionisio Mero suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 83 minutes, Vinicio Miro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mazán and the Belgrano FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Mazán getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Vinicio Miro hit a great ball. Ermegildo Hulberto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amador Oxarra in the 87th minute of play. After 88 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Belgrano FC! Belgrano FC:s Abelardo Quinteros showed great skill when he stopped Aldo Cordaryal:s penalty. 90 minutes into the game, Mazán's Aldo Cordaryal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abelardo Quinteros made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Sebastian Nuno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mazán played a much better game than Belgrano FC and deserved their victory. The Belgrano FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.