Friendly League

Polideportivo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Darryl Buckner started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute of the match C.U.E. DE COMERCIO got a corner. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Seb Gentiletti ran over to the corner to take the kick. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Seb Gentiletti was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Victoriano Bernaldo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Victoriano Bernaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergio Mustafa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Dep Colonia Avellaneda's zone, Sergio Mustafa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victoriano Bernaldo came out of the goal and Sergio Mustafa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 22 minutes into the match, Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goal looked a bit too open when Sergio Mustafa came free, but Victoriano Bernaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victoriano Bernaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergio Mustafa, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergio Mustafa in the 35th minute of play forced Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goalkeeper Victoriano Bernaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mustafa Arif Korcan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darryl Buckner in the 36th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergio Mustafa in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Victoriano Bernaldo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of C.U.E. DE COMERCIO booed when Dep Colonia Avellaneda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pascual Lesardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sergio Mustafa was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Sergio Mustafa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Victoriano Bernaldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sergio Mustafa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Victoriano Bernaldo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. In the 58th minute, C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Sergio Mustafa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Victoriano Bernaldo. Victoriano Bernaldo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO made a substitution. Cheng Zhan Sheng replaced Sergio Mustafa. Victoriano Bernaldo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cheng Zhan Sheng's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Victoriano Bernaldo made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Cheng Zhan Sheng sent off a good shot on target. In the 71st minute, C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Cheng Zhan Sheng dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. In the 76thth minute of the game Cheng Zhan Sheng who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Cheng Zhan Sheng put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Victoriano Bernaldo. Victoriano Bernaldo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Salvador Romano's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Victoriano Bernaldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salvador Romano in the 79th minute of the match. Salvador Romanos short, quick shot in the 81stth minute got Victoriano Bernaldo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 82nd minute C.U.E. DE COMERCIO were awarded a corner. Seb Gentiletti went to the cornerflag to take it. Diego Buinton was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The audience was convinced that Cheng Zhan Sheng's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victoriano Bernaldo was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Victoriano Bernaldo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cheng Zhan Sheng's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Victoriano Bernaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Romano, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Victoriano Bernaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvador Romano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.