Friendly League

Jurand Cichewski
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Unidad de Matanza's goalkeeper Venancio Cristofol, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Unidad de Matanza's Venancio Cristofol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caetano Linhares in the 8th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 12th minute by Michal Stehno got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriele Batistuta in the 14th minute of play forced Unidad de Matanza's goalkeeper Venancio Cristofol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Menchu FC's Camilo Salvidor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Máximo Kirchner in the 19th minute of play. 23 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriele Batistuta in the 26th minute of play forced Unidad de Matanza's goalkeeper Venancio Cristofol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Camilo Salvidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michal Stehno in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michal Stehno in the 31st minute of play forced Menchu FC's goalkeeper Camilo Salvidor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Menchu FC's zone, Máximo Kirchner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Camilo Salvidor came out of the goal and Máximo Kirchner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 38 minutes into the match, Gabriele Batistuta notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Unidad de Matanza's Venancio Cristofol. Venancio Cristofol was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 41st minute Máximo Kirchner 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. Abdoulay Doucouré's late challenge caught a Unidad de Matanza's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abdoulay Doucouré helped the player get up and apologised. Abdoulay Doucouré hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After 45 played minutes Menchu FC got a freekick which was hit by Peter Söderqwist. After the first half Menchu FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Menchu FC's Camilo Salvidor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Máximo Kirchner in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maarten Aelbrecht in the 65th minute of play forced Menchu FC's goalkeeper Camilo Salvidor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Michal Stehno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Camilo Salvidor was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Camilo Salvidor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Máximo Kirchner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Menchu FC's Carlos Campelo got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Unidad de Matanza's Lotfi Ziadi was substituted for Michal Stehno. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Yannick Bartz replaced Máximo Kirchner. Menchu FC's Arturo Roderigo was substituted for Peter Söderqwist. Carlos Campelo hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 79th 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. A sloppy throw-in by Frédéric Chopin in the 83rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Unidad de Matanza's Lenni Skensved. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Nestor Bâru put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Camilo Salvidor. The supporters of Unidad de Matanza booed when Menchu FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Cordaryal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Camilo Salvidor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Bâru in the 92nd minute of the match. Venancio Cristofol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Roderigo in the 94th minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.