Friendly League

Mar del Plata
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) EL TITAN M.P.'s Krzysztof Warzycha 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. After 11 minutes, Dito Tasso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cercadinho and the EL TITAN M.P. players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Cercadinho getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Dito Tasso hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krzysztof Warzycha in the 13th minute of play forced Cercadinho's goalkeeper Rogério Ceni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, EL TITAN M.P.'s Luisito Jesco got a free kick in the 14th minute. José Paulo Mello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Paulo Mello in the 15th minute of play forced EL TITAN M.P.'s goalkeeper Apolo Maule to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute José Paulo Mello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apolo Maule saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dito Tasso was shown his second yellow card after 27 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 28th match minute, Cercadinho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dito Tasso to maneuver through the defense. Rogério Ceni didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when EL TITAN M.P.'s Krzysztof Warzycha shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. After having played for 33 minutes, Krzysztof Warzycha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. EL TITAN M.P.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Krzysztof Warzycha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that José Paulo Mello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Apolo Maule was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. The Cercadinho fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when Cercadinho's José Paulo Mello looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Cercadinho getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Claudinei Pirani hit a great ball. After having played for 47 minutes, José Paulo Mello managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cercadinho's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Paulo Mello was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when José Paulo Mello made the kick off in the second half. When Cercadinho's José Paulo Mello in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye EL TITAN M.P.'s goalie prevented a goal. 56 minutes into the match, Cercadinho's goal looked a bit too open when Jose Chan came free, but Rogério Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rogério Ceni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Godofredo Tipi in the 68th minute of the match. Rogério Ceni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose Chan in the 73rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, EL TITAN M.P.'s Krzysztof Warzycha got a free kick in the 76th minute. EL TITAN M.P.'s Apolo Maule proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save EL TITAN M.P. from getting a goal against them. After 81 played minutes EL TITAN M.P. got a freekick which was hit by Luisito Jesco. Apolo Maule made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walmyr Félix in the 82nd minute of play. Cercadinho were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after EL TITAN M.P.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Walmyr Félix took the corner. After a defensive mix-up in EL TITAN M.P.'s zone, Abdulkadir Turay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Apolo Maule came out of the goal and Abdulkadir Turay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 91 minutes into the match, Cercadinho's goal looked a bit too open when Godofredo Tipi came free, but Rogério Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Damaso Millan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 94 minutes into the match, Cercadinho's Walmyr Félix broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.