Friendly League

Bombonera Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Martin Palermo made the kick off which started today's match. The Loco Team FC fans' excitement grew in the 6th match minute when Loco Team FC's José Sand 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Orlando Medina fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Magic is Back's protests and gave Orlando Medina a yellow card for diving instead. Orlando Medina hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Magic is Back defense, Gavino Luar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruben Sánchez. The Magic is Back fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruben Sánchez should have stopped the shot. In the 18th match minute, Magic is Back was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastián Battaglia to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Magic is Back defense, José Sand kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruben Sánchez. The Magic is Back fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruben Sánchez should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Magic is Back defense, Gavino Luar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruben Sánchez. The Magic is Back fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruben Sánchez should have stopped the shot. Hector Mateus made in the 29th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gavino Luar however managed to control. Ruben Sánchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Sand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute, Rubén-Darío Feldmann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruben Sánchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gavino Luar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute Eraldo Serantoni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Sánchez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute, Eraldo Serantoni ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruben Sánchez was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Rubén-Darío Feldmann hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Ruben Sánchez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavino Luar, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Sand to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Loco Team FC's Gavino Luar slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ruben Sánchez. That made the score 0-6 after 51 minutes of play. Through an outstanding action, after 59 minutes, Ruben Sánchez successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 60th minute, Gavino Luar made a precise shot to the right of Ruben Sánchez. Magic is Back's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. Magic is Back made a substitution. Gabi Batistuta replaced Ramón Ponce. If Eraldo Serantoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Loco Team FC made a substitution. Victor Stan replaced José Sand. In the 79th minute, Roberto Rogel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Magic is Back's Ruben Sánchez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Magic is Back from getting a goal against them. Ruben Sánchez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gavino Luar in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute Gabi Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhuang Xing Tian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Gavino Luar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ruben Sánchez. Magic is Back's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gavino Luar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Stan in the 95th minute of the match.