Friendly League

Rey de Copas
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yin Wei Yi started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Saturnino Romo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benedicto Ireno narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saturnino Romo in the 7th minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Ireno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Oliverio Kahn got control of the ball when Yin Wei Yi tried to sneak it across the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Saturnino Romo came free, but Benedicto Ireno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tobias Xacintu in the 21st minute. The corner led ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Boni Wisanggeni to fire away a dangerous shot which Benedicto Ireno despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Saturnino Romo scored 0-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benedicto Ireno, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Oliverio Kahn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Yin Wei Yi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 32 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Yin Wei Yi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oliverio Kahn was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Colas Valdueza was slow to take the kick. During this time C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's players had a chance to rest. In the 45th match minute, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dedê Donatello to maneuver through the defense. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Saturnino Romo made the kick off in the second half. After 50 played minutes C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ got a freekick which was hit by Yin Wei Yi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Colas Valdueza in the 52nd minute of play forced ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s goalkeeper Oliverio Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Tobias Xacintu got a free kick in the 53rd minute. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Pablo Innocenzio was substituted for Cecilio Eli. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Márk Stephen was substituted for Colas Valdueza. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ made a substitution. Teodosio Montes replaced Yin Wei Yi. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Luis Frisco managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Cristo Karlo in the 57 minute of the game. Benedicto Ireno was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Saturnino Romo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Saturnino Romo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Benedicto Ireno made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Saturnino Romo sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Benedicto Ireno got control of the ball when Saturnino Romo tried to sneak it across the goal line. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Ezequiel Lavezzi was substituted for Mats Liljeström. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ made a substitution. Leo Bikendi replaced Tudor Hurezeanu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodosio Montes in the 75th minute of play forced ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s goalkeeper Oliverio Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benedicto Ireno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerzy Marchefka in the 81st minute of play. Oliverio Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Márk Stephen, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Jerzy Marchefka took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benedicto Ireno. Benedicto Ireno dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. 89 minutes into the game, Jerzy Marchefka recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Benedicto Ireno. Jerzy Marchefka showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jerzy Marchefka in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benedicto Ireno saved C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ from getting behind. The C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s performance. The match ended with a win for ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆.