Friendly League

El Santuario
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabriel Batistuta took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marcos Burni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bacary Ligier, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Gabriel Batistuta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Ivo Tropchev made a huge save. 19 minutes into the match, Nacho Scocco notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Ivo Tropchev. Ivo Tropchev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marcos Burni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wawrzyniec Sakowicz in the 26th minute of the match. Marcos Burni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bacary Ligier, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After 28 played minutes StardustRevolution got a freekick which was hit by Eduardo Vasco. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nacho Scocco in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivo Tropchev saved Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ from getting behind. 37 minutes into the match, StardustRevolution's goal looked a bit too open when Wawrzyniec Sakowicz came free, but Marcos Burni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bacary Ligier in the 38th minute of play forced StardustRevolution's goalkeeper Marcos Burni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ were awarded a corner. Martin Urtado went to the cornerflag to take it. Bacary Ligier was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Marcos Burni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Montrelle, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arnaldo Montrelle to make the kick off. After 55 minutes of play, Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Wawrzyniec Sakowicz made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcos Burni was left in no man's land by his defense there! 61 minutes into the match, StardustRevolution's goal looked a bit too open when Bacary Ligier came free, but Marcos Burni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Arnaldo Montrelle fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Ivo Tropchev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Piara Santo went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Sergio Cesaro was substituted for Arnaldo Montrelle. Marcos Burni made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Wawrzyniec Sakowicz sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Piara Santo in the 83rd minute of play forced Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's goalkeeper Ivo Tropchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Burni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sergio Cesaro in the 85th minute. Piara Santo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ivo Tropchev having to make a save. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Ivo Tropchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Piara Santo in the 87th minute of play. A hard shot 89 in the game by Bacary Ligier from a close distance when the talented Marcos Burni managed to make a qualified save. StardustRevolution's players were relieved. The crowd rose to their feet as Sergio Cesaro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcos Burni. That made the score 2-2 in the 92 minute of play. In the 97th minute Sergio Cesaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Burni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.