Prized/Friendly Cup

La Bombonera
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gustavo Amato during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Rafaela FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Gustavo Amato hit a great ball. Rafaela FC's Prospero Calvino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Rafaela FC from getting a goal against them. Prospero Calvino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramiro Cidro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diego Latorre could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Prospero Calvino made a huge save. A nice corner shot did that Jacobo Avellaneda got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Prospero Calvino quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Prospero Calvino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiro Cidro, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fang Yue Ling during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 14th minute, Fang Yue Ling hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Defensores de Lombroso's Lin Liang was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 20th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Eriberto Navarro scored 1-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Celso Janpier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 27 played minutes, Rafaela FC's Maximo Iratxo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Celso Janpier came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rafaela FC reached it. In the 27th minute, Santiago Hunfredo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Rafaela FC's Gustavo Amato tried to score from far away in the 28th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Prospero Calvino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arsenio Eudoxio. Prospero Calvino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lin Liang in the 43rd minute. After the first half Rafaela FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zeledon Locaio was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th minute Fang Yue Ling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Prospero Calvino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute, Lin Liang left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Defensores de Lombroso fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Defensores de Lombroso made a substitution. Miguel-Angel Merentiel replaced Ramiro Cidro. In the 65th minute Arsenio Eudoxio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Prospero Calvino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Defensores de Lombroso getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Jacobo Avellaneda hit a great ball. The supporters of Defensores de Lombroso booed when Rafaela FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacobo Fero didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute, Domingos Cedro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Prospero Calvino was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. The Defensores de Lombroso fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when Defensores de Lombroso's Arsenio Eudoxio looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 84 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel-Angel Merentiel came free, but Prospero Calvino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel-Angel Merentiel came free, but Prospero Calvino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Prospero Calvino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domingos Cedro, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After 90 minutes, Zeledon Locaio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rafaela FC and the Defensores de Lombroso players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domingos Cedro in the 94th minute of play forced Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Prospero Calvino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute Arsenio Eudoxio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Prospero Calvino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.