Prized/Friendly Cup

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Linus Fredriksson made the kick off which started today's match. Rafael Dalmu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Juan Carlos Alvarez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Elpidio Francis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elpidio Francis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Juan Carlos Alvarez made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Francis in the 12th minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fermin Arixo in the 13th minute of play. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Linus Fredriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Branislav Velchevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionisio Panpili in the 21st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Francis in the 23rd minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Elpidio Francis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Juan Carlos Alvarez. That made the score 1-0 in the 30 minute of play. After 33 minutes of play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juan Carlos Alvarez was left in no man's land by his defense there! 36 minutes into the game, Marlin FC's Fermin Arixo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Branislav Velchevski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dionisio Panpili in the 38th minute of play. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fermin Arixo in the 39th minute of play. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dionisio Panpili, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute, Everardo Cordarell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Elpidio Francis was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Linus Fredriksson came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Elpidio Francis came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA 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 Elpidio Francis couldn't finish the play. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA made a substitution. André Monclús replaced Elpidio Francis. If Linus Fredriksson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Monclús in the 69th minute of play. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Marlin FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Timoteo Basualdo took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Monclús in the 71st minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Monclús in the 74th minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dionisio Panpili in the 75th minute of play. When ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's André Monclús in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Marlin FC's goalie prevented a goal. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's attentive Rafael Dalmu managed to snatch the ball when Jeronimo Sotil made a throw-in in the 81st minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Linus Fredriksson got free with Branislav Velchevski in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fernando Ciano made in the 87th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Fermin Arixo however managed to control. After a rather tough play, Marlin FC's Fernando Ciano got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 96th minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Esteban Iztal seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Esteban Iztal the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Esteban Iztal had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 95th minute. Penalty! The Marlin FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA from taking control. The game ends in a draw.