Friendly League

Pedro Bidegain
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Cheng Zhan Sheng started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the game, Victorio Olo threw the ball into play from the sideline. SAN LORENZO FC's Lv Ang Jing quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Dario Astigar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pastor Stephen in the 12th minute of play. Lisandro Nuñez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Mustafa Arif Korcan made a huge save. If Lisandro Nuñez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mustafa Arif Korcan made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Lisandro Nuñez sent off a good shot on target. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Mustafa Arif Korcan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Quintas in the 34th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pastor Stephen in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dario Astigar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 55 minutes into the match, SAN LORENZO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cheng Zhan Sheng came free, but Dario Astigar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after SAN LORENZO FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Seb Gentiletti took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Siro Medina managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After 58 played minutes C.U.E. DE COMERCIO got a freekick which was hit by Ambrosio Polentzi. After a rather tough play, SAN LORENZO FC's Wang Chao Yuan got a free kick in the 59th minute. Dario Astigar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 60th minute. Mustafa Arif Korcan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Allan Blom, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lisandro Nuñez in the 66th minute of play forced C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's goalkeeper Mustafa Arif Korcan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cheng Zhan Shengs short, quick shot in the 68thth minute got Dario Astigar to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 73 minutes, Artur Quintas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SAN LORENZO FC and the C.U.E. DE COMERCIO players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 74 played minutes SAN LORENZO FC got a freekick which was hit by Artur Quintas. SAN LORENZO FC's Isaias Rosario was substituted for Allan Blom. 77 minutes into the match, Pastor Stephen notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SAN LORENZO FC's Dario Astigar. Dario Astigar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 79 minutes into the match, C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Pastor Stephen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dario Astigar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cheng Zhan Sheng succeeded in the game's 82nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Victorio Olo made in the 85th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by SAN LORENZO FC's Wen Lang Qing. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciriaco Cordarrell in the 85th minute of play forced C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's goalkeeper Mustafa Arif Korcan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SAN LORENZO FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Shao Zhen Xiao in the 87th minute. Cheng Zhan Sheng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Dario Astigar made a huge save. The C.U.E. DE COMERCIO supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing C.U.E. DE COMERCIO would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.