Friendly League

joe invernizzi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Adamantios Geronimidis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute, Kip William ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristian Mergildo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kip William in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristian Mergildo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 16 minutes into the match, Kip William notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of C.A. LANUS's Cristian Mergildo. Cristian Mergildo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cristian Mergildo came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by La Acade's Kip William. But to his dismay, Kip William quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. 26 minutes into the match, C.A. LANUS's goal looked a bit too open when Kip William came free, but Cristian Mergildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the game, one of C.A. LANUS:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 30th minute there was a penalty for La Acade. Teófilo Amaro stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cristian Mergildo. 0-6. 33 minutes into the match, La Acade's Kip William sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristian Mergildo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. La Acade's Teófilo Amaro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cristian Mergildo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Blas Aritza made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Adamantios Geronimidis sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adamantios Geronimidis in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Blas Aritza saved La Acade from getting behind. 39 minutes into the game, Jorge Videla threw the ball into play from the sideline. La Acade's Niceto Peli quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 42 minutes into the match, La Acade's goal looked a bit too open when Remigio Bartoli came free, but Blas Aritza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Kip William came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the La Acade fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kip William couldn't finish the play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kip William to make the kick off. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind C.A. LANUS's goalkeeper Cristian Mergildo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kip William might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristian Mergildo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kip William ran back to his position shaking his head. After 60 played minutes La Acade got a freekick which was hit by Leonard Lamczyk. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Silviano in the 61st minute of play forced La Acade's goalkeeper Blas Aritza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kip William might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristian Mergildo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kip William ran back to his position shaking his head. If Adamantios Geronimidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 68 minutes into the match, C.A. LANUS's goal looked a bit too open when Kip William came free, but Cristian Mergildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kip William's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristian Mergildo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. With a little luck, C.A. LANUS's Cristian Mergildo got control of the ball when Prospero Inguma tried to sneak it across the goal line. La Acade's Felipe Saturnin was substituted for Kip William. La Acade were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after C.A. LANUS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Teófilo Amaro took the corner. Felipe Saturnin might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristian Mergildo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felipe Saturnin ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, C.A. LANUS's Cristian Mergildo got control of the ball when Felipe Saturnin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felipe Saturnin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristian Mergildo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Cristian Mergildo came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by La Acade's Felipe Saturnin. But to his dismay, Felipe Saturnin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. If Felipe Saturnin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 87th minute Felipe Saturnin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Mergildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pang Xing Lang's late challenge caught a La Acade's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pang Xing Lang helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th match minute, C.A. LANUS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pang Xing Lang to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonard Lamczyk got free with Cristian Mergildo in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stelian Avram made a great header on La Acade's corner, it was just that C.A. LANUS's Cristian Mergildo managed to reach the ball for a save. Cristian Mergildo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Saturnin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. La Acade had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.