Friendly League

ESTADIO LIBERTADORES
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Deportivo Balvanera's Joaquin Nofre started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Senon in the 10th minute of play forced DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Vito Lange to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Deportivo Balvanera's Gilberto Inautzi in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalie prevented a goal. Deportivo Balvanera's Cayetano Behe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Flores in the 13th minute of play. Vito Lange showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severiano Taurino, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute Diego Milito suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Flint Barger charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Flint Barger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some careless play in the DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO defense, Joaquin Nofre kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vito Lange. The DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vito Lange should have stopped the shot. In the 24th minute, Severiano Taurino made a precise shot to the right of Vito Lange. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Jacinto Senon kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Leandro Cordarin made a precise shot to the right of Vito Lange. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 41st minute, Severiano Taurino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vito Lange was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Vito Lange showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto Senon, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

54 minutes into the match, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquin Nofre came free, but Vito Lange reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Nofre in the 55th minute of play forced DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Vito Lange to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Fliz in the 58th minute of play forced DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Vito Lange to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's zone, Joaquin Nofre stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vito Lange came out of the goal and Joaquin Nofre tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Vito Lange played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquin Nofre in the 67th minute of play. Vito Lange was a little too slow when Severiano Taurino got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 0-6. Severiano Taurino hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Deportivo Balvanera made a substitution. Ramiro Quin replaced Gilberto Inautzi. In the 76th match minute, Deportivo Balvanera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Severiano Taurino to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st play minute Joaquin Nofre came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Vito Lange. 0-7. In the 88th minute, Jacinto Senon reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vito Lange. The goal made the score 0-8. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Vito Lange played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Fliz in the 92nd minute of play. If Omar Fliz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Deportivo Balvanera's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.