Friendly League

Oscar Parada
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rogelio Madeo started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the game, Honorio Efraim cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Nicolas Sandaili was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vélez Juniors's Nicolas Sandaili played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorio Efraim in the 10th minute of play. A collision led to Sport Club Mavericks getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Jhonatan Calleri hit a great ball. Nicolas Sandaili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jhonatan Calleri, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 26 minutes into the game, Sport Club Mavericks's Honorio Efraim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nicolas Sandaili made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 30 minutes into the game, Honorio Efraim cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Nicolas Sandaili was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Honorio Efraim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nicolas Sandaili didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Honorio Efraim went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. In the 39thth minute of the game Honorio Efraim who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vélez Juniors's Nicolas Sandaili was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jhonatan Calleri in the 40th minute of play forced Vélez Juniors's goalkeeper Nicolas Sandaili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the game, Dani Alves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sport Club Mavericks's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vélez Juniors the free kick. A collision led to Sport Club Mavericks getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Dani Alves hit a great ball. Telmo de Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maximino Navarro in the 43rd minute. Amancio Godoy received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Telmo de Amorim came out and tried to block the shot, but Amancio Godoy slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romário Senadović to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the game, Sport Club Mavericks's Honorio Efraim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nicolas Sandaili made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. When Sport Club Mavericks's Honorio Efraim in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vélez Juniors's goalie prevented a goal. Nicolas Sandaili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Honorio Efraim, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Sport Club Mavericks's Honorio Efraim sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nicolas Sandaili narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nicolas Sandaili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Honorio Efraim, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After 68 played minutes Sport Club Mavericks got a freekick which was hit by Dani Alves. Sport Club Mavericks's Luís Gustavo Coelho was substituted for João Paulo de Sena. Dani Alves hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. When Sport Club Mavericks's Honorio Efraim in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vélez Juniors's goalie prevented a goal. In the 77th minute Sport Club Mavericks were awarded a corner. Arturo Filippini went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Ruisko in the 80th minute of play forced Sport Club Mavericks's goalkeeper Telmo de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicolas Sandaili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorio Efraim in the 84th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Vélez Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Honorio Efraim came free, but Nicolas Sandaili reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute Romário Senadović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Sandaili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maximino Navarro hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. When Honorio Efraim came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Sport Club Mavericks 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 Honorio Efraim couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Honorio Efraim in the 93rd minute of play forced Vélez Juniors's goalkeeper Nicolas Sandaili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Telmo de Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Serafo in the 94th minute of the match.