Friendly League

GangsTaz Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Horacio Jesus Gana kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hans Otterlei in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aristides Iztal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. La Cosa Nostra's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arnaldo Perpinya in the 4th minute. Joel Delfino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horacio Jesus Gana in the 5th minute of the match. Joel Delfino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luke Jamieson in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans Otterlei in the 15th minute of play forced GangsTaz F. C.'s goalkeeper Aristides Iztal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aristides Iztal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hans Otterlei in the 18th minute of play. After 20 minutes of play, GangsTaz F. C.'s Abel Bernard made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joel Delfino was left in no man's land by his defense there! La Cosa Nostra's attentive Joel Suarez managed to snatch the ball when Apolo Irigoyen made a throw-in in the 23rd minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Joel Suarez managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Cosa Nostra's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Suarez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aristides Iztal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, La Cosa Nostra's Tytus Lepper got a free kick in the 31st minute. Aristides Iztal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hans Otterlei's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Bernard in the 37th minute of play. Apolo Irigoyen hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. The supporters of La Cosa Nostra booed when GangsTaz F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abel Bernard didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 46th minute, Hans Otterlei got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hans Otterlei to strike the kick off in the second half. Joel Delfino came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by GangsTaz F. C.'s Abel Bernard. But to his dismay, Abel Bernard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. The supporters of GangsTaz F. C. booed when La Cosa Nostra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teofilo Benvide didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carmelo Ishmael took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 57th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Joel Delfino. La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 62ndth minute of the game Abel Bernard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 72nd minute of the game Germán Pezzella made a throw-in which Lisandro Eladio played forward. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for La Cosa Nostra! The referee gave GangsTaz F. C. a penalty, 74 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Carmelo Ishmael, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino. 3-1. In the 80th minute, Abel Bernard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aristides Iztal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tytus Lepper in the 81st minute of the match. When Abelardo Alvarez came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the La Cosa Nostra 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 Abelardo Alvarez couldn't finish the play. The corner ended in Tytus Lepper almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but GangsTaz F. C.'s Aristides Iztal did a great save. La Cosa Nostra were awarded a corner in the 97th minute after GangsTaz F. C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tytus Lepper took the corner. For all the effort they put into the match, the La Cosa Nostra players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for GangsTaz F. C..