Prized/Friendly Cup

la Bombonera
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Los Mega's Felix Raymon started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to CA Boca Jrs getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Ercole Ceresoli hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Los Mega's Dalmacio Urtun got a free kick in the 8th minute. Mariano Elia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ercole Ceresoli in the 11th minute of the match. Albano Nabar hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, CA Boca Jrs's Dennis Tozzi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Emanuele Guaita came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Los Mega's Felix Raymon. But to his dismay, Felix Raymon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 23 minutes into the game, Albano Nabar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los Mega's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CA Boca Jrs the free kick. In the 23rd match minute, Los Mega was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albano Nabar to maneuver through the defense. The nice shot from Ercole Ceresoli in the 25thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Mariano Elia had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Ercole Ceresoli came free with the goalkeeper in the 34th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mariano Elia could save by the left post. With an all-out effort, CA Boca Jrs's Mariano Elia threw himself towards the right post 40 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dennis Tozzi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some careless play in the Los Mega defense, Dennis Tozzi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mariano Elia. The Los Mega fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mariano Elia should have stopped the shot. The supporters of CA Boca Jrs booed when Los Mega was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gogo Cebrian didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dennis Tozzi to make the kick off. Diego Tamburrini lost his temper 53 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in CA Boca Jrs fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 52nd minute. Penalty! 60 minutes into the match, Los Mega's goal looked a bit too open when Ercole Ceresoli came free, but Mariano Elia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute, Dennis Tozzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Leonardo Mel from long distance, 65 minutes into the match, got Emanuele Guaita's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When Ercole Ceresoli came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the CA Boca Jrs 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 Ercole Ceresoli couldn't finish the play. Mariano Elia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Monaco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Elia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ercole Ceresoli's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute, Los Mega's Felix Raymon ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Emanuele Guaita. Emanuele Guaita yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. After 79 minutes, Felix Raymon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Mega and the CA Boca Jrs players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 79 played minutes Los Mega got a freekick which was hit by Felix Raymon. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Mega's goalkeeper Mariano Elia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ercole Ceresoli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mariano Elia was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Fabio Mirto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariano Elia having to interfere. Ercole Ceresoli took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mariano Elia. Mariano Elia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. 93 minutes into the game, CA Boca Jrs's Ercole Ceresoli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mariano Elia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-3. After 98 played minutes CA Boca Jrs got a freekick which was hit by Federico Monaco. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. CA Boca Jrs had won after a very even match.