Friendly League

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Juan Riquelme started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Zbigniew Barowicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Francis in the 5th minute of play. Elpidio Francis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Zbigniew Barowicz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a little luck, Manantiales Fc's Zbigniew Barowicz got control of the ball when Petrică Măcriș tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 14 minutes, Federico Hanni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manantiales Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Federico Hanni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Mustafa Ali Cansoy hit a great ball. Zbigniew Barowicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elpidio Francis in the 28th minute. If Juan Riquelme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Branislav Velchevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Hanni in the 38th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Federico Hanni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Branislav Velchevski. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Federico Hanni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Mustafa Ali Cansoy made in the 43rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Petrică Măcriș immediately put the ball in play. The ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Manantiales Fc were winning 0-1.

ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA made a substitution. André Monclús replaced Elpidio Francis. 55 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Amado Oriol came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Juan Riquelme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manantiales Fc made a substitution. Aaron Anselmino replaced Ulises Bernad. After a rather tough play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Arnaldo Gabon got a free kick in the 69th minute. Zbigniew Barowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Monclús, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Monclús in the 77th minute of play forced Manantiales Fc's goalkeeper Zbigniew Barowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Arnaldo Gabon made a precise shot to the right of Zbigniew Barowicz. Manantiales Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. André Monclús might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zbigniew Barowicz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. André Monclús ran back to his position shaking his head. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Hanni in the 89th minute of play. Zbigniew Barowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Monclús, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 97 minutes into the game, when Esteban Iztal put in a rough tackle. After 96 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA! ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA:s Branislav Velchevski showed great skill when he stopped Amado Oriol:s penalty. The Manantiales Fc players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.