Estadio ALBERDI
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132,
Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Olaf Cebula 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. The ..Villa Rugby Club.. fans' excitement grew in the 3rd match minute when ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Flavio Perez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With an all-out effort, Belgrano de Pibasog's Kang Ying Hai threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Judas Verón, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Bernardo Raggio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olaf Cebula in the 10th minute of play. In the 10th minute Olaf Cebula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Raggio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 12 minutes ..Villa Rugby Club..'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pawel Grabowicz who took care of the corner kick. In the 17th minute Flavio Perez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Raggio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kang Ying Hai was a little too slow when Pawel Grabowicz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 1-1. Olaf Cebula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute Olaf Cebula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Raggio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Garcia Morros came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Belgrano de Pibasog 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 Garcia Morros couldn't finish the play. With his leg Kang Ying Hai managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when Belgrano de Pibasog's Judas Verón fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 34 minutes into the game, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Olaf Cebula nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bernardo Raggio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The supporters of Belgrano de Pibasog booed when ..Villa Rugby Club.. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Claude didn't get a good kick on the ball. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save ..Villa Rugby Club.. from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Garcia Morros got free with Kang Ying Hai in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Belgrano de Pibasog's Bernardo Raggio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olaf Cebula in the 40th minute of play. Kang Ying Hai made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pawel Grabowicz in the 43rd minute. Bernardo Raggio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olaf Cebula, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daavid Uitto in the 47th minute. The corner led ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Daavid Uitto to fire away a dangerous shot which Bernardo Raggio despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Judas Verón to make the kick off. Kang Ying Hai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Garcia Morros, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Judas Verón fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kang Ying Hai having to interfere. Bernardo Raggio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olaf Cebula in the 58th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Belgrano de Pibasog's goal looked a bit too open when Flavio Perez came free, but Bernardo Raggio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Flavio Perez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardo Raggio was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. 61 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goal looked a bit too open when Garcia Morros came free, but Kang Ying Hai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Melquiades Henrico fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Belgrano de Pibasog's protests and gave Melquiades Henrico a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd match minute, Belgrano de Pibasog was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Melquiades Henrico to maneuver through the defense. Belgrano de Pibasog made a substitution. Timo Haydon replaced Justino Frederico. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Jakob Källberg replaced Olaf Cebula. Melquiades Henrico hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. The ..Villa Rugby Club.. fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Carlos Saúl Menem looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Kang Ying Hai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pawel Grabowicz in the 74th minute of play. Kang Ying Hai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iulian Ilinca in the 76th minute of play. In the 76th minute Iulian Ilinca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kang Ying Hai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by Belgrano de Pibasog's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ramiro Lleir was slow to take the kick. During this time ..Villa Rugby Club..'s players had a chance to rest. If Carlos Saúl Menem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Saúl Menem in the 83rd minute of play forced Belgrano de Pibasog's goalkeeper Bernardo Raggio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kang Ying Hai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eustaquio Fortun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Carlos Saúl Menem left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ..Villa Rugby Club.. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ..Villa Rugby Club.. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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