Friendly League

Jose Amalfitani
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Augusto Cordario made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute, Cristian Naike ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teodosio Sergi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 10 played minutes Velez Sarsfield got a freekick which was hit by Sun Zhi Zhen. In the game's 11th minute Vélez Juniors's Santos Fonda took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Teodosio Sergi and thus the score was 0-2. The supporters of Velez Sarsfield booed when Vélez Juniors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celedonio Eriz didn't get a good kick on the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Vélez Juniors's goalkeeper Elpidio Vitin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Augusto Cordario. Teodosio Sergi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Naike went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Arnoldo Mel hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Sun Zhi Zhen made in the 36th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Vélez Juniors's Santos Fonda. Benicio Rivas kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. In the 45th minute Tiburcio Quinteros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodosio Sergi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Augusto Cordario came free with the goalkeeper in the 46th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Elpidio Vitin could save by the left post. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Cristian Naike made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Velez Sarsfield getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Arnoldo Mel hit a great ball. When Cristian Naike came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Vélez Juniors 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 Cristian Naike couldn't finish the play. 54 minutes into the match, Augusto Cordario had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elpidio Vitin. Vélez Juniors's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Augusto Cordario was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Augusto Cordario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Elpidio Vitin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teodosio Sergi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Naike, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Vélez Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Cordario came free, but Elpidio Vitin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elpidio Vitin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olliver Van Meirhaeghe in the 69th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Augusto Cordario left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Velez Sarsfield fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. 72 minutes into the match, Vélez Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Cordario came free, but Elpidio Vitin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elpidio Vitin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Cordario, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 78th minute, Donato Efraim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Velez Sarsfield made a substitution. Yiyo Bernal replaced Marcos Pacifico. Velez Sarsfield made a substitution. Leandro Berti replaced Ignacio Berenguer. The supporters of Velez Sarsfield booed when Vélez Juniors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donato Efraim didn't get a good kick on the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Vélez Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Olliver Van Meirhaeghe came free, but Elpidio Vitin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Augusto Cordario in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elpidio Vitin saved Vélez Juniors from getting behind. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Augusto Cordario sped through Vélez Juniors's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Elpidio Vitin. Elpidio Vitin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Cordario in the 90th minute of the match. Elpidio Vitin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Augusto Cordario went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Velez Sarsfield had won after a very even match.