Friendly League

Loco Savaş
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) When Unidad de Matanza's Michal Stehno in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Menchu FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 4 played minutes Unidad de Matanza got a freekick which was hit by Lenni Skensved. In the 5th minute Gaston Firmo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venancio Cristofol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Gabriele Batistuta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Menchu FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gabriele Batistuta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Venancio Cristofol breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 18th minute Maarten Aelbrecht shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Salvidor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Unidad de Matanza's Venancio Cristofol proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Unidad de Matanza from getting a goal against them. After 23 played minutes Menchu FC got a freekick which was hit by Arturo Roderigo. Máximo Kirchner struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Camilo Salvidor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Unidad de Matanza. 26 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's Máximo Kirchner sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Camilo Salvidor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 28th minute Unidad de Matanza were awarded a corner. Waldemar Okopny went to the cornerflag to take it. Camilo Salvidor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michal Stehno in the 37th minute of the match. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Menchu FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Waldemar Okopny was slow to take the kick. During this time Unidad de Matanza's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Freddy Quintyn got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Camilo Salvidor quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a little luck, Unidad de Matanza's Venancio Cristofol got control of the ball when Carlos Campelo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Abdoulay Doucouré left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Menchu FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Abdoulay Doucouré made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's goal looked a bit too open when Abdoulay Doucouré came free, but Venancio Cristofol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Venancio Cristofol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaston Firmo in the 52nd minute of play. Venancio Cristofol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaston Firmo, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Menchu FC made a substitution. Silverio Sergi replaced Arturo Roderigo. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Lotfi Ziadi replaced Michal Stehno. The crowd rose to their feet as Maarten Aelbrecht kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Camilo Salvidor. That made the score 1-2 in the 73 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Gabriele Batistuta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Venancio Cristofol was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. In the 86th minute Gabriele Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venancio Cristofol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Freddy Quintyn kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Menchu FC's Silverio Sergi got a free kick in the 89th minute. Venancio Cristofol stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabriele Batistuta's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Gabriele Batistuta put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Venancio Cristofol. Freddy Quintyn kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.