Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Julien Staffelbach got the match started through his kick off. In the 13th minute Andolín Echeandía shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Eztebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Julien Staffelbach nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Salvador Ortega made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andolín Echeandía, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Willem-Jan Van Hinnendael charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Willem-Jan Van Hinnendael the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Julien Staffelbach's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Salvador Ortega read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andolín Echeandía in the 28th minute of play. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gary Medel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gary Medel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 minutes of play, Lautaro L.P.'s Bonifacio Turri made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roberto Eztebe was left in no man's land by his defense there! The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ben Şah stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Roberto Eztebe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ from getting a goal against them. In the 59th minute Andolín Echeandía shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Eztebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andolín Echeandía in the 60th minute of the match. The supporters of Lautaro L.P. booed when Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christoff Stocks didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 68 minutes, Julien Staffelbach managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julien Staffelbach was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lautaro L.P.'s Heliodoro Jelves was substituted for Danilo Euloxu. Lautaro L.P.'s Fulco Urra was substituted for Gary Medel. With an all-out effort, Lautaro L.P.'s Roberto Eztebe threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Andolín Echeandía, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andolín Echeandía, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ben Şah in the 74th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Lautaro L.P.'s zone, Julien Staffelbach stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salvador Ortega came out of the goal and Julien Staffelbach tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 89 minutes into the game, Paul Vase was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lautaro L.P. the free kick. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulco Urra in the 95th minute of the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.