Prized/Friendly Cup

Juan Pistarini
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Celso Soin started the match with the kick off. Epifanio Bastia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiãozão Machado in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th match minute, Gracie Barra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Xavier to maneuver through the defense. Hílton Mattos kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. After 12 minutes, Clodoveo Ederono mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aerolineas Argentinas FC and the Gracie Barra players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Gracie Barra booed when Aerolineas Argentinas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clodoveo Ederono didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Diego Queirós in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Epifanio Bastia saved Aerolineas Argentinas FC from getting behind. After 19 played minutes Aerolineas Argentinas FC got a freekick which was hit by Baldomiro Evangelista. In the 21st minute Tiãozão Machado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Bastia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Gracie Barra's Tiãozão Machado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Epifanio Bastia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Xavier in the 27th minute of play forced Aerolineas Argentinas FC's goalkeeper Epifanio Bastia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the game, one of Gracie Barra:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Sebastian Lübeck hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Sebastian Lübeck succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-1 in the 36th playminute. Gracie Barra's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tiago Godoi in the 42nd minute. Tiago Godoi made a great header on Gracie Barra's corner, it was just that Aerolineas Argentinas FC's Epifanio Bastia managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 45th minute, Celso Soin fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 46th minute Diego Queirós shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Bastia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Epifanio Bastia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiãozão Machado in the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tiãozão Machado was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Aerolineas Argentinas FC's goalkeeper Epifanio Bastia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tiãozão Machado. After having played for 55 minutes, Clodoveo Ederono managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aerolineas Argentinas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clodoveo Ederono was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 60 played minutes Gracie Barra got a freekick which was hit by Hílton Mattos. In a very dangerous position, a player in Gracie Barra fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 60th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Aerolineas Argentinas FC a penalty, 61 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Clodoveo Ederono, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Gracie Barra's Baltazar de Amorim. 4-1. After 64 played minutes Gracie Barra got a freekick which was hit by Aílton Mota. Baltazar de Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celso Soin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celso Soin scored 5-1 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Baltazar de Amorim, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aerolineas Argentinas FC's Epifanio Bastia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Aerolineas Argentinas FC from getting a goal against them. 76 minutes into the match, Hílton Mattos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Epifanio Bastia, 5-2. Baltazar de Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clodoveo Ederono, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. With an all-out effort, Gracie Barra's Epifanio Bastia threw himself towards the right post 82 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Diego Queirós, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Baltazar de Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clodoveo Ederono, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 87 minutes of play, Aerolineas Argentinas FC's Celso Soin made it 6-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Baltazar de Amorim was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aerolineas Argentinas FC's Epifanio Bastia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Aerolineas Argentinas FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Xavier in the 92nd minute of play forced Aerolineas Argentinas FC's goalkeeper Epifanio Bastia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute Sebastian Lübeck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltazar de Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Epifanio Bastia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiãozão Machado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 96 minutes into the game, Diego Queirós was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gracie Barra's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aerolineas Argentinas FC the free kick. After 96 played minutes Gracie Barra got a freekick which was hit by Diego Queirós.