Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Gianluca Buffon didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Darryl Buckner shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Victoriano Bernaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gianluca Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darryl Buckner in the 8th minute of the match. After 9 minutes Defensores de Lombroso's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Claudio Cerritos who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Dep Colonia Avellaneda's corner Pascual Lesardo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gianluca Buffon quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of Defensores de Lombroso booed when Dep Colonia Avellaneda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leopoldo Rosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gianluca Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darryl Buckner in the 15th minute of play. Gianluca Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darryl Buckner in the 16th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bruno Sauveur got free with Victoriano Bernaldo in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Victoriano Bernaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Sauveur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 22 minutes Dep Colonia Avellaneda's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bruno Sauveur who took care of the corner kick. Bruno Sauveur could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Victoriano Bernaldo made a huge save. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ubaldo Gelacio in the 26th minute of play. After 45 played minutes Dep Colonia Avellaneda got a freekick which was hit by Wei Li. Walter San Juan hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. When Bruno Sauveur came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Defensores de Lombroso 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 Bruno Sauveur couldn't finish the play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Darryl Buckner to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes Defensores de Lombroso got a freekick which was hit by Lionel-Andrés Messi. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Sauveur in the 58th minute of play. After 62 minutes of play, Defensores de Lombroso's Lawrence Casa made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victoriano Bernaldo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Darryl Buckner managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's supporters rose to their feet, but Darryl Buckner 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. Defensores de Lombroso's Valentín Barco was substituted for Federico Pirro. In the 69th minute, Darryl Buckner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dep Colonia Avellaneda fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Darryl Buckner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 73rd minute of the match, Darryl Buckner tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gianluca Buffon saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Victoriano Bernaldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 75th minute of play. Gianluca Buffon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Darryl Buckner's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. The Dep Colonia Avellaneda fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Darryl Buckner looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Darryl Buckner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Leopoldo Rosa fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dep Colonia Avellaneda's protests and gave Leopoldo Rosa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 83rd match minute, Dep Colonia Avellaneda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo Rosa to maneuver through the defense. 85 minutes into the match, Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Sauveur came free, but Victoriano Bernaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Defensores de Lombroso's Gianluca Buffon got control of the ball when Darryl Buckner tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gianluca Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darryl Buckner in the 88th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Lionel-Andrés Messi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victoriano Bernaldo was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. The Defensores de Lombroso manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Dep Colonia Avellaneda to win.