Friendly League

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Diego Armando Maradona kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Diego Armando Maradona in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anier Oidor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luciano Urki's late challenge caught a C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luciano Urki helped the player get up and apologised. After 9 played minutes San Lorenzo got a freekick which was hit by Luciano Urki. The audience was convinced that Diego Armando Maradona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anier Oidor was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Denis Nisipeanu's late challenge caught a San Lorenzo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Denis Nisipeanu helped the player get up and apologised. Denis Nisipeanu kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Diego Armando Maradona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anier Oidor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Diego Armando Maradona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anier Oidor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. In the 20th minute, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Diego Armando Maradona dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Diego Armando Maradona didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 2-0 via right post in the game's 23rd minute. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! 28 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 Diego Armando Maradona. Ruben Gervaso charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ruben Gervaso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 28 played minutes San Lorenzo got a freekick which was hit by Ruben Gervaso. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Tiberiu Buricea shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 29th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Anier Oidor but with some difficulty. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Patricio Isias quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Luciano Urki, made in the 31st minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Diego Armando Maradona in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anier Oidor saved San Lorenzo from getting behind. Ingvar Hellkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Lucila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diego Armando Maradona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anier Oidor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Šako Grande kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 48 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 Diego Armando Maradona. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The supporters of San Lorenzo booed when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Rage didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 52nd match minute, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Huidu to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 53 minutes, Diego Balendin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Lorenzo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Diego Balendin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Armando Maradona in the 59th minute of play forced San Lorenzo's goalkeeper Anier Oidor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavio Lucila got free with Ingvar Hellkvist in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 63 minutes of play, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Angelo Rage made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anier Oidor was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tahsin Paksu kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 70th minute Diego Balendin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ingvar Hellkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Diego Armando Maradona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Anier Oidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Armando Maradona in the 73rd minute of play. Anier Oidor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Diego Armando Maradona went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. In the 78thth minute of the game Diego Armando Maradona who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but San Lorenzo's Anier Oidor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Ingvar Hellkvist got control of the ball when Flavio Lucila tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celedonio Cordareo got free with Ingvar Hellkvist in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Flavio Lucila came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the San Lorenzo 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 Flavio Lucila couldn't finish the play. Anier Oidor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diego Armando Maradona's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. In the 93rd match minute, San Lorenzo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Balendin to maneuver through the defense. When Diego Armando Maradona came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the C Ａ R D I N Ａ L 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 Diego Armando Maradona couldn't finish the play. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.