Friendly League

Julio Cesar Villagra
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gustavo Eladio started the match with the kick off. Marcelo Cordairo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Eladio, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute, Gustavo Eladio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcelo Cordairo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Marcelo Cordairo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Eladio in the 12th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Copetonas AFC's Fabio Gimenez got a free kick in the 14th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Adolfo Guib could shoot a difficult shot in the 15th minute, which Marcelo Cordairo however easily saved by the left post. After 18 played minutes C. A. BELGRANO got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Guib. After some careless play in the C. A. BELGRANO defense, Diego Illan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfonso Festa. The C. A. BELGRANO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfonso Festa should have stopped the shot. 33 minutes into the match, Gustavo Eladio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcelo Cordairo. Copetonas AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gustavo Eladio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Marcelo Cordairo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Eladio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustavo Eladio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Marcelo Cordairo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Copetonas AFC's Marcelo Cordairo got control of the ball when Adolfo Guib tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 44th match minute, Copetonas AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pompiliu Ciutacu to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute, Gustavo Eladio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C. A. BELGRANO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Breno da Mata made a kick off. Gustavo Eladio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcelo Cordairo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Eladio, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Gustavo Eladio scored 4-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcelo Cordairo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marcelo Cordairo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Eladio in the 62nd minute of the match. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 64th minute, but Alfonso Festa got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving C. A. BELGRANO hanging dry this time. Marcelo Cordairo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Eladio in the 65th minute of play. Marcelo Cordairo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Eladio, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Copetonas AFC's Marcelo Cordairo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Eladio in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th match minute, C. A. BELGRANO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeledon Maiorga to maneuver through the defense. C. A. BELGRANO's Prudencio Cordarell was substituted for Adolfo Guib. C. A. BELGRANO's Onur Ali Cespan was substituted for Gustavo Eladio. In the 75th match minute, C. A. BELGRANO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeledon Maiorga to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Breno da Mata in the 77th minute of play forced C. A. BELGRANO's goalkeeper Alfonso Festa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, C. A. BELGRANO's Victor Fero got a free kick in the 80th minute. Alfonso Festa was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Fabio Gimenez. Kostas Paxinos kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Edelmiro Jago hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Gabriel Cortez was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 96 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 95th minute of the game. One of C. A. BELGRANO:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Copetonas AFC:s goal. In the 97th minute there was a penalty for Copetonas AFC. Pompiliu Ciutacu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alfonso Festa. 4-2.