Prized/Friendly Cup

Marcos Mazer
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luis Romero kicked off to start the match. Osvaldo Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Montrelle in the 2nd minute of play. After 2 minutes of play, Estrellas de Caballito's Matias Montrelle made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Osvaldo Marques was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Matias Montrelle fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Estrellas de Caballito's protests and gave Matias Montrelle a yellow card for diving instead. Osvaldo Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matias Montrelle in the 18th minute of play forced MAZER SAF's goalkeeper Osvaldo Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jaime Venceslao made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celsinho da Silveira in the 22nd minute. After 22 played minutes Estrellas de Caballito got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Refugio. Osvaldo Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Montrelle in the 27th minute of play. Jaime Venceslao made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yuri Alberto in the 33rd minute. In the 33rdth minute of the game Igor Coronado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Estrellas de Caballito's Jaime Venceslao was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 35th match minute, MAZER SAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdomiro Amorim to maneuver through the defense. Osvaldo Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Romero in the 36th minute of play. After 42 played minutes Estrellas de Caballito got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Refugio. In the 44th match minute, Estrellas de Caballito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Pitin to maneuver through the defense. The MAZER SAF players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Estrellas de Caballito were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Igor Coronado to make the kick off. A collision led to MAZER SAF getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Erasmo Mesquita hit a great ball. 55 minutes into the game, Yuri Alberto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Jaime Venceslao was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Estrellas de Caballito defense, Igor Coronado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jaime Venceslao. The Estrellas de Caballito fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jaime Venceslao should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Igor Coronado in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jaime Venceslao prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ciriaco Eneko's late challenge caught a MAZER SAF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ciriaco Eneko helped the player get up and apologised. Estrellas de Caballito made a substitution. Patricio Sabin replaced Alberto Refugio. When Anselmo Pitin fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Estrellas de Caballito's protests and gave Anselmo Pitin a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of MAZER SAF booed when Estrellas de Caballito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselmo Pitin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, Celsinho da Silveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaime Venceslao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuri Alberto in the 80th minute of play. Estrellas de Caballito's Jaime Venceslao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Coronado in the 87th minute of play. In the 94th match minute, MAZER SAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erasmo Mesquita to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute, Ciriaco Afonso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. MAZER SAF had won after a very even match.