Friendly League

La Cucha
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Victoriano Banegas took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Severiano Taurino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octavio Lauaxeta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joaquin Nofre scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Octavio Lauaxeta, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Balvanera's Joaquin Nofre got a free kick in the 14th minute. Gilberto Inautzi kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. The supporters of Deportivo Balvanera booed when Simbo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcial Belasko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Simbo FC's Octavio Lauaxeta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Milito in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute Diego Milito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octavio Lauaxeta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victoriano Banegas got free with Cayetano Behe in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Teodoro Havier lost his temper 27 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 27 minutes into the game, one of Simbo FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Octavio Lauaxeta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Milito in the 40th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Simbo FC's Cayetano Behe threw himself towards the right post 42 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Anier Guipuzkoa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Joaquin Nofre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 57 minutes into the match, Simbo FC's goalkeeper Octavio Lauaxeta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diego Milito. After 60 played minutes Simbo FC got a freekick which was hit by Mauricio Jurdan. Octavio Lauaxeta acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 61st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Severiano Taurino. When Diego Milito came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Deportivo Balvanera 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 Diego Milito couldn't finish the play. Joaquin Nofre's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 82ndth minute, Octavio Lauaxeta skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 84th minute, Diego Milito reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Octavio Lauaxeta. The goal made the score 0-2. In the 92nd minute, Anier Guipuzkoa 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. Deportivo Balvanera's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.