League

Abuelo Juan
Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5791, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Héctor-Horacio Scotta started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Cristobal Sayveon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Lia Vela was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zheng Jian in the 7th minute of play forced Racing Club's goalkeeper Emilian Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emilian Martinez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fan Jing Sang in the 8th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Héctor-Horacio Scotta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emilian Martinez. Racing Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Héctor-Horacio Scotta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 13 minutes into the match, Racing Club's goal looked a bit too open when Zheng Jian came free, but Emilian Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Club Sports Pergamino were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after Racing Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Emilio Telesforo took the corner. After a rather tough play, Club Sports Pergamino's Antonin Leroyer got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute Zheng Jian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilian Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emilian Martinez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Héctor-Horacio Scotta in the 31st minute. Emilian Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fan Jing Sang, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 36th minute, Anselmo Shantala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes into the match, Club Sports Pergamino's Emilio Telesforo broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Cristobal Sayveon struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Lia Vela didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Racing Club. Héctor-Horacio Scotta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emilian Martinez having to interfere. Adolfo Sotil hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 45thth minute of the game Fan Jing Sang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Racing Club's Emilian Martinez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adolfo Sotil made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Racing Club's zone, Zheng Jian stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emilian Martinez came out of the goal and Zheng Jian tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emilian Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Héctor-Horacio Scotta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emilian Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zheng Jian in the 59th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Racing Club's goal looked a bit too open when Dante Arias came free, but Emilian Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute Héctor-Horacio Scotta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilian Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Gervasio Roldan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Racing Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Emilian Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fan Jing Sang in the 77th minute of the match. Emilian Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonin Leroyer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, Racing Club's goal looked a bit too open when Fan Jing Sang came free, but Emilian Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Club Sports Pergamino's Lia Vela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristobal Sayveon in the 88th minute of play. Lia Vela made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Alfred Zawaski sent off a good shot on target. Gervasio Roldan took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lia Vela. Lia Vela dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Racing Club's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.