Friendly League

Dionisio Fernanco
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Victorio Cresconio got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Nicanor Orland was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportivo Ben Hur the free kick. In the 4th match minute, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicanor Orland to maneuver through the defense. After 5 played minutes, Sportivo Ben Hur's Claudio Mark shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arturo Rumaldo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sportivo Ben Hur reached it. Marciano Maxin kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Sportivo Ben Hur:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Belgrano LOS PIRATAS:s goal. Sportivo Ben Hur:s Abelardo Cristofor showed great skill when he stopped Igor Monø:s penalty. 0-1 came in the 11th minute when Igor Monø all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Abelardo Cristofor. Emanuel Ferdinand lost his temper 19 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 18th minute, one of Belgrano LOS PIRATAS:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Belgrano LOS PIRATAS. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS:s Arturo Rumaldo showed great skill when he stopped Claudio Mark:s penalty. Arturo Rumaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Ralondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Jimeno Lizbeth reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arturo Rumaldo. The goal made the score 2-1. In the 35th match minute, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicanor Orland to maneuver through the defense. If Jimeno Lizbeth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gavino Fagondo was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Gavino Fagondo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sportivo Ben Hur fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Sportivo Ben Hur's Marciano Maxin got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arturo Rumaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimeno Lizbeth, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Arturo Rumaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Tiniebra in the 71st minute of play. Arturo Rumaldo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jimeno Lizbeth's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. In the 75th minute, Igor Monø hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorio Cresconio in the 78th minute of play forced Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Abelardo Cristofor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Abelardo Cristofor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Igor Monø in the 83rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Gavino Fagondo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sportivo Ben Hur's supporters rose to their feet, but Gavino Fagondo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arturo Rumaldo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Victorio Cresconio hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Fernando Tiniebra took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arturo Rumaldo. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 91st match minute, Sportivo Ben Hur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jimeno Lizbeth to maneuver through the defense. 93 minutes into the match, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's goal looked a bit too open when Gavino Fagondo came free, but Arturo Rumaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Sportivo Ben Hur booed when Belgrano LOS PIRATAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejandro Garaile didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sportivo Ben Hur's Claudio Mark couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 96th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Belgrano LOS PIRATAS. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sportivo Ben Hur had won after a very even match.