Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lionel-Andrés Messi started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute of the match Defensores de Lombroso got a corner. Guansa's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Teofilo Esdras ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Defensores de Lombroso's corner Teofilo Esdras fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Esteban José Andrada quite easily take care of the ball. Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Sandalio in the 7th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Uriel Ferrer got free with Esteban José Andrada in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Denis Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aaron Sandalio, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Anselmo Txilar made a great header on Guansa's corner, it was just that Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin managed to reach the ball for a save. 24 minutes into the match, Guansa's goalkeeper Esteban José Andrada had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 28th minute of play forced Guansa's goalkeeper Esteban José Andrada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aaron Sandalio in the 31st minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eloy Aznar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bruno Sauveur in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Esteban José Andrada prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 39 played minutes Defensores de Lombroso got a freekick which was hit by Teofilo Esdras. In the 45th minute, Federico Pirro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ubaldo Gelacio fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Defensores de Lombroso's protests and gave Ubaldo Gelacio a yellow card for diving instead. Ubaldo Gelacio hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Txilar in the 48th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aaron Sandalio was the one to do the kick off. José Carlos Gaspar hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. When Defensores de Lombroso's Bruno Sauveur in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Guansa's goalie prevented a goal. Denis Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eloy Aznar, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 56th match minute, Defensores de Lombroso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ubaldo Gelacio to maneuver through the defense. Defensores de Lombroso made a substitution. Alan Varela replaced Teofilo Esdras. Ubaldo Gelacio hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 59 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anselmo Txilar. Bruno Sauveur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 69 minutes, Eloy Aznar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Guansa and the Defensores de Lombroso players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Guansa's Eloy Aznar got a free kick in the 69th minute. Guansa's Esteban José Andrada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uriel Ferrer in the 70th minute of play. Esteban José Andrada stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bruno Sauveur's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Lionel-Andrés Messi struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Esteban José Andrada didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Defensores de Lombroso. When Bruno Sauveur came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Defensores de Lombroso 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 Bruno Sauveur couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Sauveur in the 83rd minute of play forced Guansa's goalkeeper Esteban José Andrada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteban José Andrada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Ferrer in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute Bruno Sauveur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban José Andrada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alan Varela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Uriel Ferrer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteban José Andrada having to interfere. Defensores de Lombroso's Bruno Sauveur got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Defensores de Lombroso's Alan Varela got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.