Friendly League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jan-Åke Hallgren took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Jan-Åke Hallgren made a precise shot to the right of Anier Oidor. San Lorenzo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. San Lorenzo's Anier Oidor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cain Velasquez in the 6th minute of play. After 7 minutes San Lorenzo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Valdemar Alin who took care of the corner kick. Cain Velasquez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anier Oidor having to make a save. In the 12th minute of the game Luciano Urki made a throw-in which Arnaldo Hurko played forward. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind San Lorenzo's goalkeeper Anier Oidor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Balendin in the 21st minute of play forced Bennis's goalkeeper Marcus Vase to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. San Lorenzo were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after Bennis's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Arnaldo Hurko took the corner. 29 minutes into the match, Bennis's Cain Velasquez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anier Oidor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 30 played minutes San Lorenzo got a freekick which was hit by Luciano Urki. After 33 minutes, Flavio Lucila made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Bennis's Marcus Vase tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ruben Gervaso's late challenge caught a Bennis's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ruben Gervaso helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, San Lorenzo's Ruben Gervaso got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute Cain Velasquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anier Oidor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th match minute, San Lorenzo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luciano Urki to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Bennis booed when San Lorenzo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luciano Urki didn't get a good kick on the ball.

After a defensive mix-up in San Lorenzo's zone, Cain Velasquez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anier Oidor came out of the goal and Cain Velasquez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anier Oidor came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Bennis's Cain Velasquez. But to his dismay, Cain Velasquez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Bennis made a substitution. Per Lundkvist replaced Axel Wassenius. After 67 played minutes San Lorenzo got a freekick which was hit by Victor Belmiro. If Cain Velasquez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 72 minutes into the match, San Lorenzo's goal looked a bit too open when Cain Velasquez came free, but Anier Oidor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. During the 73rd minute of the match Victor Belmiro completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Victor Belmiro a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Victor Belmiro kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. After 75 played minutes San Lorenzo got a freekick which was hit by Victor Belmiro. If Cain Velasquez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 82 minutes into the match, San Lorenzo's goalkeeper Anier Oidor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eskil Kvick. In the 84th minute of the match Arnaldo Hurko sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcus Vase skillfully saved the ball. Cain Velasquez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Anier Oidor made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cain Velasquez in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anier Oidor saved San Lorenzo from getting behind. 89 minutes in the game Arnaldo Hurko did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Diego Balendin. The throw-in from Arnaldo Hurko in the 91st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Bennis's Benny Svensk. 91 minutes into the game, Jonas Mercurio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bennis's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Lorenzo the free kick. Jonas Mercurio hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The San Lorenzo manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Bennis to win.