Prized/Friendly Cup

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alexandr Lunin made the kick off which started today's match. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilie Hurmuz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elpidio Amor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 8 minutes Timo!'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mustafa Ali Cansoy who took care of the corner kick. In the 10th minute, Ilie Hurmuz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Branislav Velchevski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Elpidio Amor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Francis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Izydor Karbowski in the 15th minute of play. When Elpidio Francis fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's protests and gave Elpidio Francis a yellow card for diving instead. After 15 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by Elpidio Francis. After taking down the ball on ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's corner Mustafa Ali Cansoy fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Elpidio Amor quite easily take care of the ball. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilie Hurmuz, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 23 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Ilie Hurmuz came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandr Lunin, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute Ilie Hurmuz 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. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Gelacio, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA were furious when Esteban Iztal was red carded, 30 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 30th minute. Penalty! In the 39th minute Cristóvão Ortiz 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandr Lunin in the 43rd 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's André Monclús was substituted for Elpidio Francis. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when André Monclús stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ilie Hurmuz. Branislav Velchevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandr Lunin in the 57th minute of the match. Branislav Velchevski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ilie Hurmuz went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Branislav Velchevski was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Alexandr Lunin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alexandr Lunin really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Izydor Karbowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Izydor Karbowski in the 75th minute of play. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Gelacio, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilie Hurmuz in the 92nd minute of play. When the match was over Timo! could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA throughout the match.