Friendly League

El Santuario
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Michal Stehno started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Martin Grøtterud 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. A nice corner shot did that Waldemar Okopny got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marcos Burni quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 9 minutes in the game Freddy Quintyn did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Lenni Skensved. After 10 played minutes Unidad de Matanza got a freekick which was hit by Waldemar Okopny. Thanks to some nice moves Piara Santo could shoot a difficult shot in the 11th minute, which Venancio Cristofol however easily saved by the left post. Marcos Burni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Martin Grøtterud's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. After 20 minutes, Martin Grøtterud made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. StardustRevolution's Marcos Burni tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Marcos Burni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldemar Okopny in the 26th minute of play. Marcos Burni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Máximo Kirchner in the 27th minute of play. Marcos Burni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lenni Skensved, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 34th minute Lenni Skensved 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. 41 minutes into the match, StardustRevolution's Piara Santo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Venancio Cristofol narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Grøtterud in the 43rd minute of play forced StardustRevolution's goalkeeper Marcos Burni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Unidad de Matanza booed when StardustRevolution was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iacob Penaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience held their breath when Martin Grøtterud in the 46th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Marcos Burni's left hand side. The StardustRevolution players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Unidad de Matanza were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Piara Santo to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's goal looked a bit too open when Piara Santo came free, but Venancio Cristofol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Venancio Cristofol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Piara Santo in the 54th minute of play. StardustRevolution's Nacho Scocco was substituted for Delmiro Oto. Clodoveo Orlin made in the 59th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Máximo Kirchner however managed to control. Marcos Burni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Freddy Quintyn in the 68th minute of play. Michal Stehno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Lotfi Ziadi replaced Michal Stehno. Unidad de Matanza's Venancio Cristofol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Batistuta in the 74th minute of play. When StardustRevolution's Gabriel Batistuta in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Unidad de Matanza's goalie prevented a goal. Anier Sandaili made in the 81st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Nacho Scocco. Venancio Cristofol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nacho Scocco in the 82nd minute of play. Venancio Cristofol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Batistuta in the 84th minute of the match. Anier Sandaili made in the 86th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Nacho Scocco however managed to control. Unidad de Matanza's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.