Friendly League

Antonio Saenz
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nicolás Valentini got the match started through his kick off. La Candela FC's attentive Cristian Medina managed to snatch the ball when Quilo Correa made a throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 6th match minute, La Candela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolás Valentini to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute of the game Quilo Correa made a throw-in which Marcelo Martins played forward. After 10 minutes of play, La Candela FC's Nicolás Valentini made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ask Stamnes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ruben Sánchez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Trentini, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Donato Trentini took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ruben Sánchez. Ruben Sánchez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 16 minutes into the game, Quilo Correa threw the ball into play from the sideline. La Candela FC's Roberto Rogel quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 18 played minutes Boulogne F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Quilo Correa. 20 minutes into the match, Boulogne F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Luis Medero came free, but Ask Stamnes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ask Stamnes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luis Medero's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Quilo Correa's late challenge caught a La Candela FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Quilo Correa helped the player get up and apologised. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Nicolás Valentini managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Candela FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicolás Valentini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ask Stamnes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ask Stamnes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Medero in the 29th minute of play. Ruben Sánchez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Trentini in the 31st minute of play. Ruben Sánchez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Trentini, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. La Candela FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sebastián Battaglia in the 37th minute. Sebastián Battaglia made a great header on La Candela FC's corner, it was just that Boulogne F.C.'s Ask Stamnes managed to reach the ball for a save. Ask Stamnes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolás Valentini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastián Battaglia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ask Stamnes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. A collision led to Boulogne F.C. getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Mauricio Tano hit a great ball. When Nicolás Valentini came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the La Candela FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nicolás Valentini couldn't finish the play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mauricio Tano to strike the kick off in the second half. Sebastián Battaglia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Medero in the 57th minute of play forced Boulogne F.C.'s goalkeeper Ask Stamnes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Martins hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. La Candela FC made a substitution. Claudio Marangoni replaced Cristian Medina. After a rather tough play, La Candela FC's Sebastián Battaglia got a free kick in the 66th minute. After 69 played minutes La Candela FC got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Marangoni. In the 75th minute of the match, Nicolás Valentini tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ask Stamnes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Sebastián Battaglia hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 79 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Martins came free, but Ruben Sánchez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Trentini in the 80th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Sebastián Battaglia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 83 played minutes La Candela FC got a freekick which was hit by Roberto Rogel. It was beautiful to see Boulogne F.C.'s Mauricio Tano in action when he in the 85th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! The supporters of Boulogne F.C. booed when La Candela FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolás Valentini didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Donato Trentini in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ruben Sánchez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Boulogne F.C. fully deserved thier win.