El Coloso del Parque
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770,
Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Matthieu Abelard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolás Burdisso in the 3rd minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Club Atlético de Newell's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Arnas came free, but Matthieu Abelard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 7 played minutes The Cavern Club got a freekick which was hit by Cosme Sidro. Prospero Aballe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olly Nethercot in the 9th minute of play. Matthieu Abelard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig Emander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Arnas in the 12th minute of play forced Club Atlético de Newell's goalkeeper Matthieu Abelard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolás Burdisso in the 14th minute of play forced Club Atlético de Newell's goalkeeper Matthieu Abelard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matthieu Abelard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anselmo Arnas, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 21st minute of the match, Olly Nethercot tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Prospero Aballe saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 22 played minutes Club Atlético de Newell got a freekick which was hit by Bobby Bear. 26 minutes into the game, Tommy Knight was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Atlético de Newell's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Cavern Club the free kick. Tommy Knight kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 28th minute by Olly Nethercot got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 31st minute Tomás Iturri clashed with another player. He fell to the ground and was in great pain. It was obvious that he couldn't finish the game. Magno da Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Magno da Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The Cavern Club made a substitution. Frank Fabra replaced Tomás Iturri. In the 32nd match minute, Club Atlético de Newell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Magno da Costa to maneuver through the defense. Matthieu Abelard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angel Aballe in the 33rd minute of the match. Matthieu Abelard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angel Aballe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matthieu Abelard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anselmo Arnas, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute, Anselmo Arnas made a precise shot to the right of Matthieu Abelard. Club Atlético de Newell's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The Cavern Club's Prospero Aballe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olly Nethercot in the 46th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Club Atlético de Newell's corner Olly Nethercot fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Prospero Aballe quite easily take care of the ball. After the first half The Cavern Club were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Angel Aballe to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Stig Emander managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Cavern Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Stig Emander was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matthieu Abelard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nicolás Burdisso took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matthieu Abelard. Matthieu Abelard dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. 63 minutes into the match, Club Atlético de Newell's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Arnas came free, but Matthieu Abelard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Club Atlético de Newell's Matthieu Abelard proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Club Atlético de Newell from getting a goal against them. Club Atlético de Newell's Matthieu Abelard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Arnas in the 67th minute of play. Bobby Bear fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Prospero Aballe having to interfere. Prospero Aballe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tommy Knight, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, The Cavern Club's goal looked a bit too open when Olly Nethercot came free, but Prospero Aballe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anselmo Arnas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Matthieu Abelard made a huge save. Matthieu Abelard made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Stig Emander sent off a good shot on target. Bobby Bear hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Prospero Aballe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bobby Bear in the 88th minute of the match. Matthieu Abelard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolás Burdisso, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Matthieu Abelard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolás Burdisso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute, Szymon Fedosz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match was over The Cavern Club could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Club Atlético de Newell throughout the match.
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