Friendly League

Baltasar Lawrence
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Santa Lucia de Merlo's Polo Quinteros 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. Florentino Herauso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michal Stehno in the 3rd minute of play. Florentino Herauso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michal Stehno, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 6th minute Máximo Kirchner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florentino Herauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute Máximo Kirchner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florentino Herauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Florentino Herauso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michal Stehno in the 11th minute of play. Florentino Herauso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wieslaw Szkaradek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Unidad de Matanza's Jonatan Eguzki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Unidad de Matanza from getting a goal against them. 18 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Nóbrega came free, but Jonatan Eguzki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Michal Stehno in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Florentino Herauso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 21st minute Edmundo Nóbrega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonatan Eguzki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Máximo Kirchner took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Florentino Herauso. Florentino Herauso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Florentino Herauso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Máximo Kirchner's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Florentino Herauso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michal Stehno in the 34th minute of play. Florentino Herauso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Michal Stehno's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Florentino Herauso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Máximo Kirchner in the 38th minute of play. 44 minutes into the game, Hernan Louis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santa Lucia de Merlo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Unidad de Matanza the free kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Michal Stehno to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Unidad de Matanza's Clodoveo Orlin got a free kick in the 57th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Máximo Kirchner got free with Florentino Herauso in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 71 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalkeeper Florentino Herauso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michal Stehno. With a little luck, Santa Lucia de Merlo's Florentino Herauso got control of the ball when Wieslaw Szkaradek tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wieslaw Szkaradek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santa Lucia de Merlo made a substitution. Aldo Hartz replaced Benjamin Lehoi. 89 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's goal looked a bit too open when M. Agus Young came free, but Jonatan Eguzki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marsilam Sangaji might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Florentino Herauso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marsilam Sangaji ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 92nd minute Marsilam Sangaji shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florentino Herauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute, Marsilam Sangaji ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Florentino Herauso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2.