Friendly League

Tito Meazza
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Enrique Frasco got the match started through his kick off. Victoriano Bernaldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrique Frasco in the 2nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Enrique Frasco took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Victoriano Bernaldo to make any attempt to save it. Darryl Buckner kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the game, Pascual Lesardo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Juniors FC's Nicanor Porfirio quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Enrique Frasco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Victoriano Bernaldo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Lázaro Colon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mariano Silbestre went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Lázaro Colon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santo Libertad in the 15th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enrique Frasco got free with Victoriano Bernaldo in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 18 minutes Dep Colonia Avellaneda's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wlodzimierz Lepper who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Paulino Osoitz heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 21st minute, Juniors FC's Enrique Frasco ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Victoriano Bernaldo. Victoriano Bernaldo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. In the 24th match minute, Dep Colonia Avellaneda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santo Libertad to maneuver through the defense. Lázaro Colon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santo Libertad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Pascual Lesardo got a free kick in the 28th minute. With a little luck, Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo got control of the ball when Enrique Frasco tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darryl Buckner in the 35th minute of play forced Juniors FC's goalkeeper Lázaro Colon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lázaro Colon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santo Libertad, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Dep Colonia Avellaneda's zone, Enrique Frasco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victoriano Bernaldo came out of the goal and Enrique Frasco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute Leopoldo Rosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lázaro Colon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Lázaro Colon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darryl Buckner in the 53rd minute of the match. Enrique Frasco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Victoriano Bernaldo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. Victoriano Bernaldo came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Juniors FC's Enrique Frasco. But to his dismay, Enrique Frasco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Enrique Frasco scored 4-1 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Victoriano Bernaldo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nicanor Porfirio kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Juniors FC made a substitution. Humberto Lange replaced Enrique Frasco. After 71 minutes, Humberto Lange mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juniors FC and the Dep Colonia Avellaneda players grew even worse after the yellow card. Victoriano Bernaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Humberto Lange, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Wlodzimierz Lepper almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo did a great save. If Eduard Isac had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Victoriano Bernaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Lange, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Humberto Lange struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Victoriano Bernaldo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juniors FC. Lázaro Colon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leopoldo Rosa in the 85th minute. The audience was convinced that Humberto Lange's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victoriano Bernaldo was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Juniors FC's Lázaro Colon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Juniors FC from getting a goal against them. Victoriano Bernaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Humberto Lange, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the game, Humberto Lange cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Victoriano Bernaldo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.