Friendly League

joe invernizzi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adamantios Geronimidis got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd 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. C.A. LANUS's Cristian Mergildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Francis in the 5th minute of play. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Elpidio Francis sped through C.A. LANUS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cristian Mergildo. In the 11th minute, Elpidio Francis 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 0-2. Cristian Mergildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Francis, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the game, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristian Mergildo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Rafael Dalmu charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rafael Dalmu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rafael Dalmu hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Cristian Mergildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Francis, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adamantios Geronimidis in the 33rd minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. C.A. LANUS's Cristian Mergildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Francis in the 41st minute of play. Elpidio Francis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elpidio Francis in the 45th 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. The C.A. LANUS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA were winning 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and André Monclús made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, André Monclús had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristian Mergildo. C.A. LANUS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that André Monclús was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. After 60 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by Arnaldo Gabon. In the 63rd 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. Cristian Mergildo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of André Monclús's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Petrică Măcriș in the 66th minute. Bonifacio Suarez made a great header on ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's corner, it was just that C.A. LANUS's Cristian Mergildo managed to reach the ball for a save. Branislav Velchevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Serrizuela in the 69th minute of the match. C.A. LANUS's Cristian Mergildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Monclús in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute of the match Esteban Iztal sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristian Mergildo skillfully saved the ball. Cristian Mergildo made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when André Monclús sent off a good shot on target. In the 77th minute José Serrizuela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branislav Velchevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adamantios Geronimidis in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Branislav Velchevski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Timoteo Basualdo got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Branislav Velchevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Silviano in the 85th minute of the match. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adamantios Geronimidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adamantios Geronimidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Cristian Mergildo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Petrică Măcriș in the 93rd minute. In the 97th match minute, C.A. LANUS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zahran Hermansyah to maneuver through the defense. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's André Monclús got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.