Friendly League

San Juan
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Armando Faine in the 3rd minute of play forced U. de Tarapacá's goalkeeper Ariel Balboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Darío Friederichs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orfilio Orbañanos in the 4th minute of play. Darío Friederichs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orfilio Orbañanos, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After taking down the ball on U. de Tarapacá's corner León Philippi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Darío Friederichs quite easily take care of the ball. Darío Friederichs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kim Heers in the 8th minute of play. Nibiru X's Darío Friederichs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orfilio Orbañanos in the 11th minute of play. Darío Friederichs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orfilio Orbañanos, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After 16 minutes Nibiru X's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was León Philippi who took care of the corner kick. Xaime Morales made a great header on U. de Tarapacá's corner, it was just that Nibiru X's Darío Friederichs managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 17th minute, Xaime Morales made a precise shot to the right of Darío Friederichs. Nibiru X's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. U. de Tarapacá's Kim Heers got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Orfilio Orbañanos might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Darío Friederichs. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Orfilio Orbañanos ran back to his position shaking his head. Orfilio Orbañanos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Darío Friederichs having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orfilio Orbañanos in the 27th minute of play forced Nibiru X's goalkeeper Darío Friederichs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Ariel Balboa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 32nd match minute, Nibiru X was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Caviedes to maneuver through the defense. U. de Tarapacá made a substitution. Jorge Garmendia replaced Orfilio Orbañanos. In a very dangerous position, a player in U. de Tarapacá fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty! U. de Tarapacá:s Ariel Balboa showed great skill when he stopped Tobías Aliaga:s penalty.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Román Grebe to make the kick off. U. de Tarapacá's Ariel Balboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Caviedes in the 52nd minute of play. In the 56th minute of the match, Yuan Zhen Lin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Darío Friederichs saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ariel Balboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobías Aliaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U. de Tarapacá's Yuan Zhen Lin got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nibiru X's Isidro De Gavardo was substituted for Diego Armando Faine. 62 minutes into the match, Nibiru X's goal looked a bit too open when Yuan Zhen Lin came free, but Darío Friederichs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kim Heers in the 66th minute of play forced Nibiru X's goalkeeper Darío Friederichs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute Román Grebe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Balboa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Nibiru X's zone, Yuan Zhen Lin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Darío Friederichs came out of the goal and Yuan Zhen Lin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Nibiru X getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Isidro De Gavardo hit a great ball. The throw-in from León Collado in the 75th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by U. de Tarapacá's Mark Devia. In the 79th minute of the match U. de Tarapacá got a corner. Nibiru X's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. León Philippi ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Domingo Barcena got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Darío Friederichs quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to U. de Tarapacá getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Xaime Morales hit a great ball. U. de Tarapacá's Ariel Balboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidro De Gavardo in the 94th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. U. de Tarapacá walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.