Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luka Ljubenković took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gianluca Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asiz Soon in the 3rd minute of the match. Uriel Ferrer who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 13thth minute tested the skills of Atahan Balon when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 16 played minutes Los Muchachos del 86 got a freekick which was hit by Jérémie Boix. Uriel Ferrer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Atahan Balon having to interfere. Asiz Soon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gianluca Buffon having to interfere. Uriel Ferrer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 29 minutes into the match, Los Muchachos del 86's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Sauveur came free, but Atahan Balon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Uriel Ferrer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jérémie Boix in the 37th minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Gianluca Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Los Muchachos del 86's Atahan Balon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Los Muchachos del 86 from getting a goal against them. In the 40th minute of the match Defensores de Lombroso got a corner. Los Muchachos del 86's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bruno Sauveur ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Ubaldo Gelacio heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Gianluca Buffon didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Los Muchachos del 86's Jérémie Boix shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bruno Sauveur to strike the kick off in the second half. Atahan Balon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Ferrer in the 51st minute of play. In the 52nd minute Defensores de Lombroso were awarded a corner. Bruno Sauveur went to the cornerflag to take it. After 57 minutes, Flavio Azevedo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Muchachos del 86 and the Defensores de Lombroso players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th minute, one of Los Muchachos del 86:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Los Muchachos del 86. The audience was convinced that Bruno Sauveur's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atahan Balon was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Defensores de Lombroso's Gianluca Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Defensores de Lombroso from getting a goal against them. Lionel-Andrés Messi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Atahan Balon having to interfere. Defensores de Lombroso made a substitution. Valentín Barco replaced Federico Pirro. Defensores de Lombroso made a substitution. Alan Varela replaced Lucio Cordarrol. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bruno Sauveur in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Atahan Balon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gianluca Buffon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luka Ljubenković's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Jérémie Boix could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Gianluca Buffon made a huge save. Los Muchachos del 86's Damian Honesto was substituted for Luka Ljubenković. In the 84th minute, Uriel Ferrer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gianluca Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Asiz Soon in the 88th minute. In the 93rd minute, Lawrence Casa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damian Honesto struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Gianluca Buffon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Los Muchachos del 86. Atahan Balon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 97th minute of the match. The Los Muchachos del 86 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Los Muchachos del 86 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.