Friendly League

Estadio ALBERDI
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Belgrano de Pibasog's Judas Verón 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. 5 minutes into the match, Judas Verón dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rogério Ceni, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Judas Verón in the 12th minute of play forced Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's goalkeeper Rogério Ceni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rogério Ceni was a little too slow when Judas Verón got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 14th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 19th minute of the match Belgrano LOS PIRATAS got a corner. Belgrano de Pibasog's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Carroll Mansfield ran over to the corner to take the kick. Judas Veróns short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Rogério Ceni to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 24 minutes into the match, Belgrano de Pibasog's goal looked a bit too open when Esteve Garin came free, but Bernardo Raggio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Belgrano de Pibasog's Eustaquio Fortun got a free kick in the 27th minute. Bernardo Raggio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carroll Mansfield, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner led Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Guillermo Frank to fire away a dangerous shot which Bernardo Raggio despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's goal looked a bit too open when Judas Verón came free, but Rogério Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rogério Ceni made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Judas Verón sent off a good shot on target. Belgrano de Pibasog were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pawel Grabowicz took the corner. The corner ended in Pawel Grabowicz almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Rogério Ceni did a great save. Rogério Ceni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvio Abadia in the 41st minute of the match. Bernardo Raggio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cumhur Günay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the match, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's goal looked a bit too open when Judas Verón came free, but Rogério Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cumhur Günay stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Herbert Pracki got free with Bernardo Raggio in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Rogério Ceni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Judas Verón in the 58th minute of play. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Teodoro Hartz was substituted for Cumhur Günay. 71 minutes into the match, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's goal looked a bit too open when Judas Verón came free, but Rogério Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernardo Raggio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Hartz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Raggio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Hartz, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Herbert Pracki slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Bernardo Raggio. That made the score 2-1 after 77 minutes of play. Belgrano de Pibasog made a substitution. Iulian Ilinca replaced Judas Verón. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Navin Dale was substituted for Guillermo Frank. After a defensive mix-up in Belgrano de Pibasog's zone, Teodoro Hartz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernardo Raggio came out of the goal and Teodoro Hartz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bernardo Raggio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herbert Pracki in the 83rd minute of play. After 86 minutes Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pawel Grabowicz who took care of the corner kick. Bernardo Raggio was a little too slow when Teodoro Hartz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 3-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Belgrano de Pibasog fans cheered their team off the field, for while Belgrano LOS PIRATAS had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.