Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Isidoro Baristo kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Lionel-Andrés Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornelio Asteri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 3rdth minute of the game Lionel-Andrés Messi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Guansa's Cornelio Asteri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 7 played minutes, Defensores de Lombroso's Ubaldo Gelacio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cornelio Asteri came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Defensores de Lombroso reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Uriel Ferrer got free with Cornelio Asteri in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 11 minutes of play, Defensores de Lombroso's Lionel-Andrés Messi made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cornelio Asteri was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cornelio Asteri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bruno Sauveur went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Cornelio Asteri was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lionel-Andrés Messi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 19 minute of play. Cornelio Asteri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Uriel Ferrer did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 4-0 to the left of a surprised Cornelio Asteri 35 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Defensores de Lombroso's Uriel Ferrer slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cornelio Asteri. That made the score 5-0 after 39 minutes of play. Ubaldo Gelacio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cornelio Asteri having to interfere. 45 minutes into the game, Defensores de Lombroso's Lionel-Andrés Messi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cornelio Asteri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Bruno Sauveur made the kick off in the second half. Uriel Ferrer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cornelio Asteri having to interfere. In the 55th minute Lionel-Andrés Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornelio Asteri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Guansa getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Damian Hondo hit a great ball. If Uriel Ferrer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 61 minutes into the match, Uriel Ferrer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cornelio Asteri. Guansa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Uriel Ferrer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Lionel-Andrés Messi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Cornelio Asteri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoro Baristo got free with Gianluca Buffon in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 67 minutes into the match, Lionel-Andrés Messi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cornelio Asteri. Guansa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lionel-Andrés Messi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Defensores de Lombroso's Alan Varela was substituted for Lucio Cordarrol. 84 minutes into the game, Defensores de Lombroso's Ubaldo Gelacio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cornelio Asteri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. The referee felt a red card was in order, 87 minutes into the game, when Damian Hondo put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, Guansa's Damian Hondo got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute of the match Amadeo Raebert sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cornelio Asteri skillfully saved the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Guansa's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Sauveur came free, but Cornelio Asteri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cornelio Asteri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Sauveur in the 92nd minute of play. After 93rd play minutes Lionel-Andrés Messi shot 10-0, a short shot which went by Cornelio Asteri and just under the crossbar into goal. Defensores de Lombroso's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.