Friendly League

Pepsi Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis 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. In the 10th minute, Yavuz Balabaev 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. 12 minutes into the game, MATRIX TEAM's Sylwester Kolano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Branislav Velchevski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elpidio Francis in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tobiasz Niedzwiecki saved MATRIX TEAM from getting behind. When Elpidio Francis fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's protests and gave Elpidio Francis a yellow card for diving instead. After 23 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by Elpidio Francis. Sylwester Kolano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Branislav Velchevski made a huge save. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA from getting a goal against them. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elpidio Francis in the 28th minute of the match. In the 30th match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Prosperi to maneuver through the defense. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucjan Chmielecki in the 31st minute of play. In the 33rd match minute, MATRIX TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abílio Vidigal to maneuver through the defense. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Miguel Prosperi got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When MATRIX TEAM's Brad Ridding in 36 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Branislav Velchevski guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. The MATRIX TEAM fans' excitement grew in the 36th match minute when MATRIX TEAM's Brad Ridding looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MATRIX TEAM's goalie prevented a goal. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brad Ridding in the 40th minute of play. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brad Ridding, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 54th minute Yavuz Balabaev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobiasz Niedzwiecki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute Yavuz Balabaev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobiasz Niedzwiecki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th match minute, MATRIX TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raulo Carces to maneuver through the defense. Miguel Prosperi hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yavuz Balabaev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeusz Grocholski in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th minute Brad Ridding shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branislav Velchevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sylwester Kolano in the 69th minute of play. Branislav Velchevski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sylwester Kolano's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Brad Ridding came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucjan Chmielecki in the 77th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brad Ridding in the 78th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucjan Chmielecki in the 80th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sylwester Kolano in the 81st minute of play. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sylwester Kolano in the 81st minute of play. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yavuz Balabaev in the 84th minute of play. Branislav Velchevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Izydor Filanowski in the 90th minute of the match. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeusz Grocholski in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The MATRIX TEAM fans cheered their team off the field, for while ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.