Friendly League

Juan D Peron
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to LACELESTEYBLANCA getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Luis Imperiale hit a great ball. Elpidio Francis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eugenio Molina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Francis in the 12th minute of play. After some careless play in the LACELESTEYBLANCA defense, Elpidio Francis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eugenio Molina. The LACELESTEYBLANCA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eugenio Molina should have stopped the shot. Eugenio Molina didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elpidio Francis went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after LACELESTEYBLANCA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Esteban Iztal took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Petrică Măcriș heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind LACELESTEYBLANCA's goalkeeper Eugenio Molina, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Godoi in the 32nd minute of play. Branislav Velchevski made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Paulo Godoi sent off a good shot on target. After 42 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Dalmu. A collision led to LACELESTEYBLANCA getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Luis Imperiale hit a great ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paulo Godoi to strike the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by Petrică Măcriș. 54 minutes into the match, LACELESTEYBLANCA's goalkeeper Eugenio Molina had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arnaldo Gabon. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Godoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elpidio Francis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Eugenio Molina made a huge save. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Paulo Godoi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Branislav Velchevski having to make a save. In the 70th minute, one of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA. Isac Lucan shot the penalty kick right outside the post. 78 minutes into the match, LACELESTEYBLANCA's goalkeeper Eugenio Molina had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arnaldo Gabon. In the 87th minute, Enzo Bot left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LACELESTEYBLANCA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.