Prized/Friendly Cup

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Diego Balendin got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Flavio Lucila was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. San Lorenzo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Monte Hermoso Beach the free kick. Flavio Lucila hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After 7 minutes, Nicolas Pereyra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Monte Hermoso Beach and the San Lorenzo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Monte Hermoso Beach's Nicolas Pereyra got a free kick in the 8th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnaldo Hurko got free with Fidel Lorien in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Flavio Lucila was shown his second yellow card after 12 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to San Lorenzo getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Flavio Lucila hit a great ball. It was a well-played corner which Nicolas Pereyra managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Monte Hermoso Beach's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lázaro Osasun in the 18th minute. Lázaro Osasun made a great header on Monte Hermoso Beach's corner, it was just that San Lorenzo's Anier Oidor managed to reach the ball for a save. Fidel Lorien made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo Hurko in the 19th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albano Cambranes during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Albano Cambranes hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Fidel Lorien made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arnaldo Bide in the 30th minute. Arnaldo Bide could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Fidel Lorien made a huge save. Arnaldo Bide took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fidel Lorien. Fidel Lorien dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After 46 played minutes Monte Hermoso Beach got a freekick which was hit by Gregorio Bastian. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Arnaldo Bide hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Albano Cambranes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Anier Oidor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anier Oidor didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 64th minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. Fidel Lorien showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Gervaso, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 70th minute Arnaldo Bide shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fidel Lorien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Hurko in the 71st minute of play forced Monte Hermoso Beach's goalkeeper Fidel Lorien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruben Gervaso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fidel Lorien having to make a save. In the 75th minute, Arnaldo Bide made a precise shot to the right of Fidel Lorien. Monte Hermoso Beach's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Fidel Lorien took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Bide, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Monte Hermoso Beach's Nicolas Pereyra got a free kick in the 93rd minute. San Lorenzo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.