Friendly League

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 5 played minutes Sporting de Gijón got a freekick which was hit by Alejandro Rufo. Venancio Emesto kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wayne Rooney, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goal looked a bit too open when Elpidio Francis came free, but Óscar Cordoba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Alejandro Rufo came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Óscar Cordoba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Francis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 19 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by Esteban Iztal. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wayne Rooney, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Elpidio Francis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Branislav Velchevski came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Sporting de Gijón's Wayne Rooney. But to his dismay, Wayne Rooney quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After 27 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sporting de Gijón! The goalkeeper, Óscar Cordoba, was totally fooled by ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis, who 28 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The audience was convinced that Elpidio Francis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Óscar Cordoba was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Óscar Cordoba made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Elpidio Francis sent off a good shot on target. Branislav Velchevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wayne Rooney in the 35th minute of the match. After 37 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Dalmu. 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 Diego Maradona in the 38th minute of play. In the 48th match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Iztal to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carolo Ovando to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Francis in the 51st minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA booed when Sporting de Gijón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carolo Ovando didn't get a good kick on the ball. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after Sporting de Gijón'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 70th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Monclús in the 82nd minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Óscar Cordoba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Monclús, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA booed when Sporting de Gijón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alphonso Davies didn't get a good kick on the ball. Óscar Cordoba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Monclús in the 91st minute of the match. Óscar Cordoba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Monclús in the 93rd minute of the match. After 95 minutes Sporting de Gijón's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Timoteo Basualdo who took care of the corner kick. Timoteo Basualdo made a great header on ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's corner, it was just that Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba managed to reach the ball for a save. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.