Friendly League

Centenario Chaco
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicolás Valentini kicked off to start the match. Tobias Elizardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolás Valentini, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Tobias Elizardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabi Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tobias Elizardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolás Valentini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tobias Elizardo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicolás Valentini's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. La Candela FC were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Sarmiento de Resistencia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sebastián Battaglia took the corner. After taking down the ball on La Candela FC's corner Nahuel Molina fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tobias Elizardo quite easily take care of the ball. Nicolás Valentini struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Tobias Elizardo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Candela FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabi Batistuta in the 19th minute of play forced Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalkeeper Tobias Elizardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sarmiento de Resistencia's attentive Grady Beckman managed to snatch the ball when Orlando Medina made a throw-in in the 21st minute of the game. In the 29th minute, Cristian Medina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolás Valentini in the 31st minute of play forced Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalkeeper Tobias Elizardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobias Elizardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Medina in the 37th minute of play. Zinon Kazakopoulos hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Tobias Elizardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastián Battaglia in the 42nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Barco in the 45th minute of play forced Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalkeeper Tobias Elizardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Tobias Elizardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolás Valentini in the 51st minute of play. Sarmiento de Resistencia's Tobias Elizardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Medina in the 52nd minute of play. 54 minutes into the game, Sarmiento de Resistencia's Man Tas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ruben Sánchez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Tobias Elizardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastián Battaglia, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. With an all-out effort, La Candela FC's Tobias Elizardo threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sebastián Battaglia, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nicolás Valentini struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Tobias Elizardo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Candela FC. La Candela FC's Rubén-Darío Feldmann was substituted for Gabi Batistuta. Ruben Sánchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Herrero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Sarmiento de Resistencia defense, Rubén-Darío Feldmann kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tobias Elizardo. The Sarmiento de Resistencia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tobias Elizardo should have stopped the shot. 74 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Herrero came free, but Ruben Sánchez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valentin Barco made in the 76th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Walter Samuel immediately put the ball in play. Nicolás Valentini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Tobias Elizardo made a huge save. After 78 played minutes Sarmiento de Resistencia got a freekick which was hit by Alex Herrero. Sebastián Battaglia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tobias Elizardo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Herrero in the 84th minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Ruben Sánchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute Sarmiento de Resistencia were awarded a corner. Bogumil Spychalski went to the cornerflag to take it. If Nicolás Valentini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rubén-Darío Feldmann got free with Tobias Elizardo in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tobias Elizardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastián Battaglia in the 91st minute of the match. Ruben Sánchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Herrero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Herrero in the 96th minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the La Candela FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.