Friendly League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when German Lia made the kick off which started today's match. Vágner Loyola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Atarrabi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Atarrabi scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vágner Loyola, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 7 minutes into the match, Berni y Benja FC's Eliseo Thomas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vágner Loyola narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A throw-in in the 9th minute of the game was made by Atilano Fertus with Efrain Formerio as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Jonathan Atarrabi charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonathan Atarrabi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. With an all-out effort, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Isaac Ibon threw himself towards the right post 13 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from German Lia, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 14th match minute, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by German Lia to maneuver through the defense. After 15 minutes, Atilano Fertus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Berni y Benja FC and the ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Berni y Benja FC's Atilano Fertus got a free kick in the 15th minute. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Exequiel Zeballos shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 16th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Isaac Ibon but with some difficulty. Isaac Ibon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ermanno Cinalli, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Berni y Benja FC's goal looked a bit too open when Korhan Türkol came free, but Isaac Ibon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atilano Fertus made in the 21st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Efrain Formerio immediately put the ball in play. German Lia was extremely unlucky when he, in the 26th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Isaac Ibon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from German Lia, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 28 minutes, Isaac Ibon successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Benedicto Marz hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fidel Jesco during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Berni y Benja FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 32nd minute. Penalty! The audience thought a goal was coming when Korhan Türkol got free with Isaac Ibon in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A throw-in in the 37th minute of the game was made by Atilano Fertus with Eliseo Thomas as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Isaac Ibon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermanno Cinalli in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Berni y Benja FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Exequiel Zeballos was slow to take the kick. During this time ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Çelebi Toraman got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Isaac Ibon quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 42nd minute Jonathan Atarrabi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vágner Loyola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When German Lia came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that German Lia couldn't finish the play. After 46 minutes of play, Berni y Benja FC's Jonathan Atarrabi made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vágner Loyola was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eulalio Indalecio to strike the kick off in the second half. Eliseo Thomas kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Korhan Türkol scored 1-2 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Isaac Ibon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Isaac Ibon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Korhan Türkol in the 58th minute of the match. After 63 played minutes Berni y Benja FC got a freekick which was hit by Atilano Fertus. An unexpectedly hard shot by German Lia in the 64th minute of play forced Berni y Benja FC's goalkeeper Isaac Ibon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Berni y Benja FC's Isaac Ibon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Korhan Türkol in the 66th minute of play. Isaac Ibon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Korhan Türkol in the 73rd minute of play. A well-hit corner resulted in Ermanno Cinalli heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Silvano Geofredo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Berni y Benja FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvano Geofredo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vágner Loyola breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Berni y Benja FC's goalkeeper Isaac Ibon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Berni y Benja FC's Jonatan Martxot got a free kick in the 84th minute. 85 minutes into the match, Berni y Benja FC's goal looked a bit too open when Exequiel Zeballos came free, but Isaac Ibon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th match minute, Berni y Benja FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fidel Jesco to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by German Lia in the 89th minute of play forced Berni y Benja FC's goalkeeper Isaac Ibon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isaac Ibon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from German Lia, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. When Jonatan Martxot fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Berni y Benja FC's protests and gave Jonatan Martxot a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ booed when Berni y Benja FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonatan Martxot didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 95 minutes, Korhan Türkol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Korhan Türkol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Berni y Benja FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.