Estadio Clasol
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650,
Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcelo Gallardo made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Gallardo in the 8th minute of play forced White Hart Lane's goalkeeper Esbjörn Apelquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. White Hart Lane's Esbjörn Apelquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Gallardo in the 10th minute of play. When Marcelo Gallardo came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Adrogue FC 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 Marcelo Gallardo couldn't finish the play. In the 14th minute Marcelo Gallardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esbjörn Apelquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Adrogue FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bertil Ekman came free, but Franco Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 2-1 became the score in the 21st minute when Olle Ekström elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Marcelo Gallardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 29 minutes into the match, Adrogue FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bertil Ekman came free, but Franco Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute of the match White Hart Lane got a corner. Adrogue FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Peter Petersson ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Adrogue FC's goalie and right to Bertil Ekman. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Adrogue FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 34th minute, Kenneth Söderqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcelo Gallardo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Esbjörn Apelquist came out and tried to block the shot, but Marcelo Gallardo slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 37th minute. Marcelo Gallardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Esbjörn Apelquist made a huge save. In the 43rd minute Marcelo Gallardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esbjörn Apelquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rdth minute of the game Marcelo Gallardo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but White Hart Lane's Esbjörn Apelquist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Olle Ekström to make the kick off. Adrogue FC's attentive Ramiro Funes Mori managed to snatch the ball when Kenneth Söderqvist made a throw-in in the 51st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertil Ekman in the 58th minute of play forced Adrogue FC's goalkeeper Franco Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Marcelo Gallardo notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of White Hart Lane's Esbjörn Apelquist. Esbjörn Apelquist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Adrogue FC's Franco Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olle Ekström in the 66th minute of play. After 70 minutes White Hart Lane's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ismael Abalos who took care of the corner kick. Ismael Abalos made a great header on Adrogue FC's corner, it was just that White Hart Lane's Esbjörn Apelquist managed to reach the ball for a save. When Adrogue FC's Marcelo Gallardo in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye White Hart Lane's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Gallardo in the 77th minute of play forced White Hart Lane's goalkeeper Esbjörn Apelquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Marcelo Gallardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Esbjörn Apelquist was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, White Hart Lane's Nicolas Gois got a free kick in the 78th minute. Esbjörn Apelquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Gallardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. White Hart Lane's Esbjörn Apelquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Gallardo in the 86th minute of play. Marcelo Gallardo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Esbjörn Apelquist read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. White Hart Lane's Dick Wennerberg got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Adrogue FC's Marcelo Gallardo got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Adrogue FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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