Friendly League

ESPRESSO
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gaudencio Lekubegi started the match with the kick off. LavAzzA's Gaudencio Lekubegi got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Czeslaw Jerzyk kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. A collision led to LavAzzA getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Gaudencio Lekubegi hit a great ball. 14 minutes into the match, ............'s goal looked a bit too open when Gaudencio Lekubegi came free, but Roman Masharov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Gaudencio Lekubegi came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the LavAzzA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gaudencio Lekubegi couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kuno Kubin got free with Roman Masharov in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When ............'s Arnaldo Alsua in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LavAzzA's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Arnaldo Alsua made the kick off in the second half. Iwan Lepucki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Alsua, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roman Masharov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 54th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 55th minute of play forced ............'s goalkeeper Roman Masharov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 57 played minutes ............ got a freekick which was hit by Czeslaw Jerzyk. After a rather tough play, LavAzzA's Xavier von Felten got a free kick in the 63rd minute. If Gaudencio Lekubegi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 68th minute of play forced ............'s goalkeeper Roman Masharov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72 played minutes ............ got a freekick which was hit by Vicente Gentil. LavAzzA's Gilbert Amsler was substituted for Di Ao Shi. LavAzzA's Neron Veterini was substituted for Kuno Kubin. Vicente Gentil hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. A collision led to LavAzzA getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Ingar Holden hit a great ball. Iwan Lepucki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Alsua, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ............'s Roman Masharov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amerigo Labarra in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute of the match LavAzzA got a corner. ............'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Amerigo Labarra ran over to the corner to take the kick. Amerigo Labarra made a great header on LavAzzA's corner, it was just that ............'s Roman Masharov managed to reach the ball for a save. LavAzzA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Amerigo Labarra in the 79th minute. Arnaldo Alsua hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, LavAzzA's Neron Veterini got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 89th minute, Neron Veterini ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roman Masharov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Gaudencio Lekubegi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roman Masharov having to make a save. LavAzzA's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.