Friendly League

Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pipis Karapatakis took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Pipis Karapatakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ booed when Grêmio FBPA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pipis Karapatakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Ireno, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alberto Estevon hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute Yin Wei Yi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jardel Sanches saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Humberto Locaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jardel Sanches didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Yin Wei Yi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 39th match minute, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pablo Innocenzio to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Pablo Innocenzio got a free kick in the 48th minute. A collision led to C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ getting a freekick after 49 minutes play. Pablo Innocenzio hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yin Wei Yi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ulryk Fikus charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ulryk Fikus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Grêmio FBPA booed when C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulryk Fikus didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Estevon in the 60th minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Ireno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grêmio FBPA's Jardel Sanches played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cecilio Eli in the 61st minute of play. The supporters of Grêmio FBPA booed when C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacobo Garin didn't get a good kick on the ball. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Anselmo Valiente was substituted for Jacobo Garin. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ made a substitution. Márk Stephen replaced Yin Wei Yi. After 68 played minutes C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ got a freekick which was hit by Jacobo Garin. Benedicto Ireno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pipis Karapatakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Grêmio FBPA's Alberto Estevon got a free kick in the 78th minute. Grêmio FBPA's Ted Hoogenkamp was substituted for Filiph Biörling. In the 79th match minute, Grêmio FBPA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Estevon to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albino Baladi in the 85th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Jardel Sanches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Jardel Sanches threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cecilio Eli, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Márk Stephen managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's supporters rose to their feet, but Márk Stephen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jardel Sanches breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Igor Montes kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pipis Karapatakis in the 96th minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Ireno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Grêmio FBPA's much stronger midfield.