Prized/Friendly Cup

Carlos S. Bilardo
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Martin Palermo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of ..Villa Rugby Club.. booed when 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Federico Fernández didn't get a good kick on the ball. Martin Palermo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 8 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Humberto Orland had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Ur. 9 minutes into the game, Gastón Benedetti was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ..Villa Rugby Club.. the free kick. In the 9th match minute, 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gastón Benedetti to maneuver through the defense. Octavio Odon struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Santo Mendebal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ..Villa Rugby Club... If Octavio Odon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 15th minute, Aaron Molina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Mauricio Hermon scored to the left of an out of position Humberto Orland, making the score, 1-0. 21 minutes into the game, Martin Palermo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Santo Mendebal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Santo Mendebal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 28th minute of the game. One of 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ..Villa Rugby Club..:s goal. The supporters of 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín booed when ..Villa Rugby Club.. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Loiola didn't get a good kick on the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Pablo Piatti dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Humberto Orland, 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Palermo in the 39th minute of play forced 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's goalkeeper Santo Mendebal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín booed when ..Villa Rugby Club.. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Molina didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Octavio Odon notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Santo Mendebal. Santo Mendebal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The wind increased when Mauricio Hermon made the kick off in the second half. Santo Mendebal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Martin Palermo's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Martin Palermo in the 58th minute. Santo Mendebal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aaron Molina went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. After having played for 71 minutes, Mauricio Hermon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mauricio Hermon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Alejandro Eufemio was substituted for Pablo Piatti. Humberto Orland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauricio Hermon in the 78th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goal looked a bit too open when Mauricio Hermon came free, but Humberto Orland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santo Mendebal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Octavio Odon received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Santo Mendebal came out and tried to block the shot, but Octavio Odon slotted it home off the left post making it 2-5 in the 82nd minute. Mauricio Hermon might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Humberto Orland. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mauricio Hermon ran back to his position shaking his head. Humberto Orland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauricio Hermon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Octavio Odon got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Humberto Orland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauricio Hermon in the 94th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ..Villa Rugby Club.. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.