Prized/Friendly Cup

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nicanor Florian started the match with the kick off. Pepe Santoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Mantzio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. San Lorenzo de Sarandi were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cesar Ritchie took the corner. Cesar Ritchie made a great header on San Lorenzo de Sarandi's corner, it was just that ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Pepe Santoro managed to reach the ball for a save. The corner went over the outstretched arms of San Lorenzo de Sarandi's goalie and right to Eustacio Tercero. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. San Lorenzo de Sarandi's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. With a little luck, San Lorenzo de Sarandi's Elvio Diagur got control of the ball when Rodolfo Guerau tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicanor Florian in the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th match minute, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Sugar to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, San Lorenzo de Sarandi's Elvio Diagur got control of the ball when Rodolfo Guerau tried to sneak it across the goal line. Elvio Diagur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Guerau, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Elvio Diagur was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rodolfo Guerau showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 28 minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Rodolfo Guerau dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Elvio Diagur, 2-0. San Lorenzo de Sarandi's Elvio Diagur proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save San Lorenzo de Sarandi from getting a goal against them. 36 minutes into the match, Rodolfo Guerau notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of San Lorenzo de Sarandi's Elvio Diagur. Elvio Diagur was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eustacio Tercero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Elvio Diagur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 45th minute of the match, Jose Sugar tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Elvio Diagur saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jose Sugar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rodolfo Guerau took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elvio Diagur. Elvio Diagur dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Melquiades Amor during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 58th minute, Melquiades Amor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Rodolfo Guerau came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ 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 Rodolfo Guerau couldn't finish the play. In the 65th minute, Rodolfo Guerau left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. After some careless play in the San Lorenzo de Sarandi defense, Eustacio Tercero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elvio Diagur. The San Lorenzo de Sarandi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elvio Diagur should have stopped the shot. Rodolfo Guerau's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elvio Diagur read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. After a rather tough play, San Lorenzo de Sarandi's Anselmo Qwinton got a free kick in the 79th minute. After 84 minutes of play, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Rodolfo Guerau made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elvio Diagur was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the San Lorenzo de Sarandi defense, Jose Sugar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elvio Diagur. The San Lorenzo de Sarandi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elvio Diagur should have stopped the shot. Elvio Diagur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Guerau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ fully deserved thier win.