Friendly League

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Geovani Medeiros started the match with the kick off. In the 8th minute Elpidio Francis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Walme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute Elpidio Francis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Walme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Esteban Iztal in the 13th minute. After taking down the ball on ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's corner Esteban Iztal fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aurelio Walme quite easily take care of the ball. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Breno Vergílio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aurelio Walme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Francis, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lei Feng Yan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elpidio Francis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aurelio Walme came out and tried to block the shot, but Elpidio Francis slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute, Timoteo Basualdo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Elpidio Francis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aurelio Walme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Francis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aurelio Walme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Francis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aurelio Walme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Francis in the 31st minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Breno Vergílio came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Breno Vergílio came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Branislav Velchevski came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Breno Vergílio. But to his dismay, Breno Vergílio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. With 46 minutes on the clock, Arnaldo Gabon commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 45th minute of the game. One of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of S.E.R. Caxias do Sul:s goal. Branislav Velchevski had in the 48thth minute some difficulties stopping Lei Feng Yan's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Lei Feng Yan took the ball and in the 48 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 1-3. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Elpidio Francis made the kick off in the second half. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Owsiak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Arnoldo Cordero hit a great ball. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's André Monclús was substituted for Elpidio Francis. In the 60th minute, Olle Snell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Breno Vergílio in the 64th 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. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Breno Vergílio in the 67th minute of play. After 68 played minutes S.E.R. Caxias do Sul got a freekick which was hit by Bai Cheng Kang. Branislav Velchevski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lei Feng Yan in the 72nd minute. Aurelio Walme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Monclús, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Aurelio Walme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Monclús, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Breno Vergílio in the 82nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lei Feng Yan got free with Branislav Velchevski in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 87 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Owsiak came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Timoteo Basualdo hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, André Monclús left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA from getting a goal against them. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA were awarded a corner in the 99th minute after S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Esteban Iztal took the corner. Esteban Iztal made a great header on ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's corner, it was just that S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Aurelio Walme managed to reach the ball for a save.