Friendly League

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lionel-Andrés Messi got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Elpidio Francis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Defensores de Lombroso's Gianluca Buffon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 5 minutes Defensores de Lombroso's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Petrică Măcriș who took care of the corner kick. If Elpidio Francis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Francis in the 8th minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Gianluca Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 9 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Dalmu. Uriel Ferrer scored 0-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Branislav Velchevski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Francis in the 21st minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Gianluca Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Esdras in the 23rd minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute Uriel Ferrer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branislav Velchevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agustin Fidencio hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 32 minutes into the match, Lionel-Andrés Messi notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski. Branislav Velchevski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 35 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Uriel Ferrer came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Lombroso's Agustin Fidencio got a free kick in the 35th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Gianluca Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elpidio Francis. In the 39th minute, Agustin Fidencio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goal looked a bit too open when Elpidio Francis came free, but Gianluca Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Defensores de Lombroso were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's André Monclús was substituted for Elpidio Francis. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. André Monclús was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers André Monclús in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gianluca Buffon saved Defensores de Lombroso from getting behind. 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 Bruno Sauveur in the 59th minute of play. Gianluca Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petrică Măcriș in the 61st minute of the match. Gianluca Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Monclús in the 65th minute of the match. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Ferrer in the 71st minute of play. Branislav Velchevski had great luck who in the 72ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Bruno Sauveur from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Defensores de Lombroso made a substitution. Lucio Cordarrol replaced Federico Pirro. Defensores de Lombroso's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bruno Sauveur in the 74th minute. The corner led Defensores de Lombroso's Bruno Sauveur to fire away a dangerous shot which Branislav Velchevski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Gianluca Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Monclús, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 84 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goal looked a bit too open when André Monclús came free, but Gianluca Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goal looked a bit too open when André Monclús came free, but Gianluca Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Monclús in the 87th minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Gianluca Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 91 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by Esteban Iztal. After a defensive mix-up in Defensores de Lombroso's zone, André Monclús stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gianluca Buffon came out of the goal and André Monclús tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Defensores de Lombroso defense, André Monclús kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gianluca Buffon. The Defensores de Lombroso fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gianluca Buffon should have stopped the shot. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Defensores de Lombroso had controlled the match.