Prized/Friendly Cup

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Raimundo Estavan started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Maximino Cabezon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ACF Fiorentina fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Teobaldo Demario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximino Cabezon in the 5th minute of the match. After 7 minutes Konurbano Atletico's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gabriel Gaufred who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Gabriel Gaufred almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Konurbano Atletico's Teobaldo Demario did a great save. After a rather tough play, Konurbano Atletico's Serafin Orlin got a free kick in the 11th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Maximino Cabezon notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Konurbano Atletico's Teobaldo Demario. Teobaldo Demario was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 20 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Ronaldo came free, but Federico Kalinowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Federico Kalinowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute, Maximino Cabezon made a precise shot to the right of Teobaldo Demario. Konurbano Atletico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Federico Kalinowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Desiderio Etxekopar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teobaldo Demario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximino Cabezon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Estavan came free, but Federico Kalinowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 39 in the game by Maximino Cabezon from a close distance when the talented Teobaldo Demario managed to make a qualified save. Konurbano Atletico's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Ronaldo in the 40th minute of play forced ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Federico Kalinowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Federico Kalinowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Ronaldo in the 41st minute of play. In the 45th minute, Raimundo Estavan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Federico Kalinowski was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maximino Cabezon to make the kick off. Maximino Cabezon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Teobaldo Demario read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Konurbano Atletico's goalkeeper Teobaldo Demario, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Konurbano Atletico getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Serafin Orlin hit a great ball. ACF Fiorentina's Hernán Leandro was substituted for Maximino Cabezon. Teobaldo Demario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernán Leandro in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute Hernán Leandro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teobaldo Demario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd match minute, Konurbano Atletico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafin Orlin to maneuver through the defense. When Hernán Leandro came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the ACF Fiorentina 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 Hernán Leandro couldn't finish the play. Teobaldo Demario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hernán Leandro in the 76th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Konurbano Atletico defense, Hernán Leandro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teobaldo Demario. The Konurbano Atletico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teobaldo Demario should have stopped the shot. Cristian Ronaldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Kalinowski having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Konurbano Atletico's Serafin Orlin got a free kick in the 86th minute. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by Konurbano Atletico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Horia Anisie was slow to take the kick. During this time ACF Fiorentina's players had a chance to rest. Long Feng was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 90th minute, Serafin Orlin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Teobaldo Demario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernán Leandro in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute, Hernán Leandro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teobaldo Demario was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-1. Konurbano Atletico's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.