Friendly League

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Juan Carlos Alvarez made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Elpidio Francis sent off a good shot on target. 5 minutes into the game, Marlin FC's Fermin Arixo 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, 0-1. Petrică Măcriș sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Linus Fredriksson, 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 Linus Fredriksson in the 18th minute of play. After 20 played minutes Marlin FC got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Cachorro. After 22 minutes, Aybek Orcun mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Marlin FC and the ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Marlin FC's Aybek Orcun got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Petrică Măcriș recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fermin Arixo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute of the game Fernando Ciano made a throw-in which Fermin Arixo played forward. With 37 minutes on the clock, Everardo Cordarell commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 37th minute, one of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA:s Branislav Velchevski showed great skill when he stopped Ismael Iglesias:s penalty. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Francis in the 45th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for André Monclús to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timoteo Basualdo to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dionisio Panpili in the 59th 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Linus Fredriksson got free with Branislav Velchevski in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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 Fermin Arixo in the 66th minute of play. After 68 played minutes Marlin FC got a freekick which was hit by Linus Fredriksson. A collision led to ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Rafael Dalmu hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Dionisio Panpili kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Branislav Velchevski. That made the score 0-2 in the 76 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Monclús in the 81st minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's attentive Arnaldo Gabon managed to snatch the ball when Ismael Iglesias made a throw-in in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 86th match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timoteo Basualdo to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski got control of the ball when Linus Fredriksson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Giovanni Rana kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Monclús in the 97th minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Marlin FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.