Friendly League

Estadio Comercial LS
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Franco Bosch took the kick off in the first half of the match. Pontus Nordström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franco Bosch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 11 minutes Santa Margarita's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cordario Bazarra who took care of the corner kick. Franco Bosch might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pontus Nordström. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Franco Bosch ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Bosch in the 12th minute of play forced Santa Margarita's goalkeeper Pontus Nordström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicollao Narbona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pontus Nordström having to interfere. When Franco Bosch came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► 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 Franco Bosch couldn't finish the play. With 19 minutes on the clock, Wasyl Dejo commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 19th minute. Penalty! Ermengol Baena had in the 21stth minute some difficulties stopping Enzo Peruxu's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Pontus Nordström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Golob, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 27 minutes into the match, ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Lordi came free, but Ermengol Baena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ermengol Baena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andréas Hasselqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s Ermengol Baena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerardo Lordi in the 34th minute of play. A collision led to Santa Margarita getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Nicklas Matsson hit a great ball. Ermengol Baena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Lordi in the 39th minute of play. When David Celio fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santa Margarita's protests and gave David Celio a yellow card for diving instead. David Celio hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Pontus Nordström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cordario Bazarra in the 41st minute of the match. After 45 minutes of play, Santa Margarita's Witomir Pisarczyk made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ermengol Baena was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gerardo Lordi was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Witomir Pisarczyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermengol Baena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 53 minutes of play, ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s Daniel Golob made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pontus Nordström was left in no man's land by his defense there! Santa Margarita's Mauro Icardi was substituted for Witomir Pisarczyk. After a rather tough play, Santa Margarita's Andreas Landgren got a free kick in the 59th minute. 62 minutes into the match, ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s goalkeeper Ermengol Baena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mauro Icardi. Rocio Rusoto hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute of the match, Mauro Icardi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ermengol Baena was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Pontus Nordström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franco Bosch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pontus Nordström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franco Bosch, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 92nd match minute, Santa Margarita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Landgren to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Santa Margarita's Andreas Landgren got a free kick in the 93rd minute. 97 minutes had been played when some careless play by ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. David Celio was slow to take the kick. During this time Santa Margarita's players had a chance to rest. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.