Friendly League

La Cascada Cordobesa
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ronaldo Ronaldo started the match with the kick off. Belgrano de Pibasog's Bernardo Raggio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Ronaldo in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute Manantiales Fc were awarded a corner. Isidro Cresencio went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Amado Oriol managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Manantiales Fc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pawel Grabowicz was slow to take the kick. During this time Belgrano de Pibasog's players had a chance to rest. After 14 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Manantiales Fc! Zbigniew Barowicz had in the 16thth minute some difficulties stopping Pawel Grabowicz's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Federico Hanni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 24 minutes into the match, Belgrano de Pibasog's Judas Verón sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zbigniew Barowicz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zbigniew Barowicz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Judas Verón went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Bernardo Raggio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amado Oriol in the 27th minute of the match. Bernardo Raggio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amado Oriol, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manantiales Fc's goalkeeper Zbigniew Barowicz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, Judas Verón had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zbigniew Barowicz. Manantiales Fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Judas Verón was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Ronaldo in the 36th minute of play forced Belgrano de Pibasog's goalkeeper Bernardo Raggio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute, Israel Cugat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 42 minutes into the match, Belgrano de Pibasog's goal looked a bit too open when Amado Oriol came free, but Bernardo Raggio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the game, Belgrano de Pibasog's Judas Verón nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zbigniew Barowicz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. The Manantiales Fc players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Belgrano de Pibasog were winning 0-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Judas Verón was the one to do the kick off. Judas Verón's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zbigniew Barowicz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Zbigniew Barowicz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Judas Verón went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Belgrano de Pibasog's Melquiades Henrico was substituted for Justino Frederico. In the 64th match minute, Belgrano de Pibasog was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Melquiades Henrico to maneuver through the defense. Belgrano de Pibasog made a substitution. Iulian Ilinca replaced Judas Verón. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Manantiales Fc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pawel Grabowicz was slow to take the kick. During this time Belgrano de Pibasog's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Pawel Grabowicz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Zbigniew Barowicz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 75 minutes into the game, Belgrano de Pibasog's Iulian Ilinca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zbigniew Barowicz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. If Iulian Ilinca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iulian Ilinca got free with Zbigniew Barowicz in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bernardo Raggio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Ronaldo in the 82nd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Belgrano de Pibasog's Iulian Ilinca slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zbigniew Barowicz. That made the score 0-7 after 83 minutes of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Silvio Abadia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belgrano de Pibasog's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvio Abadia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zbigniew Barowicz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 90th minute of the match, Silvio Abadia got a very nice opportunity to score, but Zbigniew Barowicz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 91st match minute, Manantiales Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Edwardo to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Iulian Ilinca managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belgrano de Pibasog's supporters rose to their feet, but Iulian Ilinca was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zbigniew Barowicz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Manantiales Fc fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Belgrano de Pibasog were clearly better and deserved to take the win.