Friendly League

El Carrizal
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Esteban Ikatz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rafaela FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Nestor Cortez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliano Furia in the 6th minute of play. A collision led to Lobos de Carelia getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Prospero Perico hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteban Ikatz in the 10th minute of play forced Lobos de Carelia's goalkeeper Nestor Cortez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nestor Cortez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ross Strong in the 10th minute of the match. Nestor Cortez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Ikatz in the 12th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lobos de Carelia's Pavao Zadro got a free kick in the 13th minute. Inocencio Veronica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saul Montrel, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pavao Zadro came free, but Inocencio Veronica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Rafaela FC from getting a goal against them. In the 25th minute Pavao Zadro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Inocencio Veronica made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Horacio Oliverios sent off a good shot on target. Nestor Cortez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio sped through Lobos de Carelia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nestor Cortez. Inocencio Veronica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Montrel in the 32nd minute of the match. After 34 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lobos de Carelia! In the 41st minute, Ross Strong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 46 played minutes Rafaela FC got a freekick which was hit by Nico Veit. In the 47th minute, Xu Ran Zhen 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. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pavao Zadro to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Montrel in the 51st minute of play forced Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Montrel in the 51st minute of play forced Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55thth minute of the game Prospero Perico who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Lobos de Carelia booed when Rafaela FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camillo Daniele didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xu Ran Zhen hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the match, Lobos de Carelia's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio came free, but Nestor Cortez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Rafaela FC booed when Lobos de Carelia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vecdi Tamkut didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 65th minute of play forced Lobos de Carelia's goalkeeper Nestor Cortez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio made a precise shot to the right of Nestor Cortez. Lobos de Carelia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 68th minute, Pavao Zadro made a precise shot to the right of Inocencio Veronica. Rafaela FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Inocencio Veronica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prospero Perico in the 78th minute of play. A collision led to Rafaela FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Ross Strong hit a great ball. A collision led to Rafaela FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Ross Strong hit a great ball. Nestor Cortez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camillo Daniele in the 87th minute of the match. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saul Montrel in the 92nd minute of play. If Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Rafaela FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.