League

Gigante de Ardiles
Spectators: 7826 (Terracing: 5871, Seating: 1799, VIP seats: 156) Santos Eguen got a throw-in 5 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Olívio Ferraz. Erik Kassentoft made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Milano in the 7th minute of play. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Erik Kassentoft read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Venerando in the 18th minute of play forced Sportivo Fernet Branca's goalkeeper Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th match minute, Sportivo Fernet Branca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauro Milano to maneuver through the defense. Erik Kassentoft took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the match, Sportivo Fernet Branca's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Erik Kassentoft narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 27 minutes into the match, Sportivo Fernet Branca's goalkeeper Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Donato Venerando. 30 minutes into the match, Sportivo Fernet Branca's goal looked a bit too open when Basarab Bîlbă came free, but Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santos Eguen charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santos Eguen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Ardiles's Santos Eguen got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Erik Kassentoft showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Milano in the 37th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Ardiles's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi came free, but Erik Kassentoft reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sportivo Fernet Branca's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mauro Milano in the 44th minute. Sportivo Fernet Branca's Mauro Milano was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Erik Kassentoft in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Sebastião Carvalhais had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Donato Venerando to make the kick off. 50 minutes into the game, Peter Peto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sportivo Fernet Branca's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ardiles the free kick. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Fernet Branca's Peter Peto got a free kick in the 50th minute. Gonzo Pereyra took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 52nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Erik Kassentoft. Ardiles's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Venerando in the 53rd minute of play forced Sportivo Fernet Branca's goalkeeper Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Donato Venerando's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Ardiles's goalkeeper Erik Kassentoft had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi. Sportivo Fernet Branca's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mauro Milano in the 64th minute. A nice corner shot did that Mauro Milano got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Erik Kassentoft quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Santos Eguen got his second yellow card in the match during the 67th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frans Toussain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sportivo Fernet Branca's Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frans Toussain in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Abastas in the 75th minute of play forced Sportivo Fernet Branca's goalkeeper Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erik Kassentoft took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimeno Abastas, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. The supporters of Ardiles booed when Sportivo Fernet Branca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gualterio Peli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sportivo Fernet Branca's Wilfredo Laffitte was substituted for Gonzo Pereyra. Sportivo Fernet Branca's Damian Guifre was substituted for Gustavo-Hernán Egoi. Gualterio Peli hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. When Peter Peto was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 87 minutes had been played. The supporters of Ardiles booed when Sportivo Fernet Branca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Peter Peto didn't get a good kick on the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Sportivo Fernet Branca's Damian Guifre sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Erik Kassentoft narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Koča Branca came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Sportivo Fernet Branca 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 Koča Branca couldn't finish the play. 93 minutes into the game, Jimeno Abastas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.