Friendly League

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Velho Barreiro FC's Leonardo Gaúcho started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Zico Galo took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Branislav Velchevski. Branislav Velchevski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 13 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Zico Galo came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Branislav Velchevski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Naldo Guerra's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. In the 17th match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Dalmu to maneuver through the defense. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Naldo Guerra in the 19th minute of play. In the 20th minute Leonardo Gaúcho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branislav Velchevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Petrică Măcriș might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iker Hidalgo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Petrică Măcriș ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 23rd minute, Zico Galo made a precise shot to the right of Branislav Velchevski. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Naldo Guerra in the 26th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elpidio Francis might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iker Hidalgo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elpidio Francis ran back to his position shaking his head. Iker Hidalgo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elpidio Francis in the 28th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Velho Barreiro FC's Leonardo Gaúcho got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 35th minute, Zico Galo made a precise shot to the right of Branislav Velchevski. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Velho Barreiro FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Michel Siqueira in the 40th minute. At last the ball reached Naldo Guerra at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA. 0-5. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naldo Guerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Velho Barreiro FC were winning 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and André Monclús made a kick off. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA from getting a goal against them. After 62 minutes, Esteban Iztal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA and the Velho Barreiro FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Velho Barreiro FC booed when ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esteban Iztal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Velho Barreiro FC's Iker Hidalgo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petrică Măcriș in the 65th minute of play. The supporters of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA booed when Velho Barreiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Naldo Guerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute of the match Rafael Dalmu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Iker Hidalgo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Branislav Velchevski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vânderson Carioca went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. 70 minutes into the game, Velho Barreiro FC's Leonardo Gaúcho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Branislav Velchevski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Branislav Velchevski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of Velho Barreiro FC booed when ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petrică Măcriș didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th minute Naldo Guerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branislav Velchevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaldo Gabon to maneuver through the defense. Branislav Velchevski was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Panagiotis Stamatas. If Leonardo Gaúcho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd minute Zico Galo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branislav Velchevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 93 minutes of play ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Esteban Iztal was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 94 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by Esteban Iztal. If Leonardo Gaúcho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naldo Guerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. When the match was over Velho Barreiro FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA throughout the match.