Prized/Friendly Cup

Madison Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Benito Naldo made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6th minute, Benito Naldo made a precise shot to the right of Fausto George. Sporting de Gijón's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Fausto George took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benito Naldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute Madison were awarded a corner. Faustino Avellaneda went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Madison's corner Faustino Avellaneda fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fausto George quite easily take care of the ball. Fausto George took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benito Naldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Madison's Benito Naldo in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting de Gijón's goalie prevented a goal. In the 22nd minute Madison were awarded a corner. Faustino Avellaneda went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Madison's Faustino Avellaneda to fire away a dangerous shot which Fausto George despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Fausto George made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Benito Naldo sent off a good shot on target. Severiano Rafe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Perez in the 29th minute of play. When Humberto Eliu came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Madison 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 Humberto Eliu couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benito Naldo got free with Fausto George in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting de Gijón's zone, Humberto Eliu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fausto George came out of the goal and Humberto Eliu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Madison's Severiano Rafe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angel Di Maria in the 37th minute of play. Bonifacio Oliverio charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bonifacio Oliverio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Severiano Rafe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Di Maria, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 51st minute, Sebastián Boselli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fausto George showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benito Naldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Madison's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Faustino Avellaneda in the 57th minute. Faustino Avellaneda made a great header on Madison's corner, it was just that Sporting de Gijón's Fausto George managed to reach the ball for a save. Faustino Avellaneda kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. With a little luck, Madison's Severiano Rafe got control of the ball when Benigno Eriz tried to sneak it across the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goal looked a bit too open when Hernan Uzuri came free, but Fausto George reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd match minute, Sporting de Gijón was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angel Di Maria to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute Benito Naldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto George saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Madison's Benito Naldo fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. In the 71st minute Humberto Eliu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto George saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fausto George stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benito Naldo's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, Sporting de Gijón's Norberto Iliana got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, Sporting de Gijón's Norberto Iliana got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Humberto Eliu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Madison's supporters rose to their feet, but Humberto Eliu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fausto George breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fausto George stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benito Naldo's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goal looked a bit too open when Hernan Uzuri came free, but Fausto George reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sporting de Gijón's Omar Etor got a free kick in the 85th minute. Severiano Rafe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Perez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Severiano Rafe made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Angel Di Maria sent off a good shot on target. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.