Friendly League

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Judas Verón kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Bancruz F.C's Zhelyazko Balakov got a free kick in the 6th minute. Bernardo Raggio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Arixo in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute of the game Placido Oto made a throw-in which Turgay Hafi played forward. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Ciro Nerio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Judas Verón in the 21st minute of play forced Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Ciro Nerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Raggio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Turgay Hafi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 32 minutes Belgrano de Pibasog's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Carlos Borghi who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Carlos Arixo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bernardo Raggio quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Belgrano de Pibasog's Bernardo Raggio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Turgay Hafi in the 35th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Judas Verón got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Turgay Hafi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Judas Verón took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ciro Nerio. Ciro Nerio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Turgay Hafi to make the kick off. Bancruz F.C's Andro Konsap was substituted for Carlos Borghi. Bancruz F.C made a substitution. Çelikan Koçaş replaced Turgay Hafi. Luca Driver kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Clemente Gaizkine during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 58th minute, Clemente Gaizkine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Çelikan Koçaş's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardo Raggio was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. After 71 played minutes Belgrano de Pibasog got a freekick which was hit by Pawel Grabowicz. Belgrano de Pibasog made a substitution. Melquiades Henrico replaced Justino Frederico. After 72 played minutes Belgrano de Pibasog got a freekick which was hit by Pawel Grabowicz. After 73 minutes of play, Bancruz F.C's Çelikan Koçaş made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardo Raggio was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 89th minute Çelikan Koçaş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Raggio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciro Nerio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iulian Ilinca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciro Nerio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Iulian Ilinca showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 90 minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Belgrano de Pibasog's goal looked a bit too open when Çelikan Koçaş came free, but Bernardo Raggio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Belgrano de Pibasog 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.