Friendly League

Ricardo Bochini
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Michal Stehno took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's goalkeeper Ivo Tropchev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ivo Tropchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Stehno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the match, Michal Stehno had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ivo Tropchev. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Michal Stehno was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Máximo Kirchner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Tropchev having to interfere. In the 16th minute of the match, Wawrzyniec Sakowicz got a very nice opportunity to score, but Venancio Cristofol was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ivo Tropchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Máximo Kirchner in the 18th minute of play. Antonio Nerio got a throw-in 26 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Arnaldo Montrelle. In the 27th minute Arnaldo Montrelle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venancio Cristofol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Unidad de Matanza's Venancio Cristofol proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Unidad de Matanza from getting a goal against them. Ivo Tropchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michal Stehno in the 33rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maarten Aelbrecht in the 35th 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. Michal Stehno scored 0-2 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivo Tropchev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 45 minutes of play, Unidad de Matanza's Máximo Kirchner made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivo Tropchev was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Unidad de Matanza were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arnaldo Montrelle to make the kick off. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Ivo Tropchev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 50th minute of the match, managed to save Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ from getting a goal against them. 55 minutes into the game, Arnaldo Montrelle cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Venancio Cristofol was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Lenni Skensved managed to get in a good position for a shot. Unidad de Matanza's supporters rose to their feet, but Lenni Skensved was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivo Tropchev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Yannick Bartz replaced Máximo Kirchner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Bâru in the 71st 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nestor Bâru in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivo Tropchev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wawrzyniec Sakowicz in the 81st minute of play forced Unidad de Matanza's goalkeeper Venancio Cristofol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute, Nestor Bâru reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ivo Tropchev. The goal made the score 1-4. Leopoldo Artal hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. 88 minutes into the game, Nestor Bâru cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Ivo Tropchev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 93rd minute, Nestor Bâru made a precise shot to the right of Ivo Tropchev. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. When the match was over Unidad de Matanza could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ throughout the match.