Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lionel-Andrés Messi made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s Vicente Bartoleme got control of the ball when Lionel-Andrés Messi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gianluca Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timoteo Firmo in the 9th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s goalkeeper Vicente Bartoleme had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Uriel Ferrer. After some careless play in the Defensores de Lombroso defense, Igor Stephen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gianluca Buffon. The Defensores de Lombroso fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gianluca Buffon should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Uriel Ferrer got free with Vicente Bartoleme in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vicente Bartoleme saved Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bruno Sauveur in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vicente Bartoleme prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lionel-Andrés Messi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Vicente Bartoleme made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timoteo Firmo in the 39th minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Gianluca Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lawrence Casa during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After having played for 40 minutes, Leonardo Frazier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonardo Frazier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 44th minute, Igor Stephen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vicente Bartoleme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 45th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. made a substitution. Florencio Jobo replaced Igor Stephen. Gianluca Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Jobo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute Uriel Ferrer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Bartoleme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Timoteo Firmo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Timoteo Firmo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gianluca Buffon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moise Bădiță got free with Gianluca Buffon in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 66 minutes Defensores de Lombroso's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leonardo Frazier who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s Zacarias Txeru to fire away a dangerous shot which Gianluca Buffon despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After some careless play in the Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. defense, Lionel-Andrés Messi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vicente Bartoleme. The Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vicente Bartoleme should have stopped the shot. Defensores de Lombroso's Valentín Barco was substituted for Federico Pirro. Defensores de Lombroso made a substitution. Alan Varela replaced Lucio Cordarrol. Vicente Bartoleme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Ferrer in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bruno Sauveur was slow to take the kick. During this time Defensores de Lombroso's players had a chance to rest. Alan Varela charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alan Varela the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Defensores de Lombroso getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Alan Varela hit a great ball.