Friendly League

Stadio Cornaredo
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eugenio Zarrella kicked off to start the match. FC Lugano's Godo Gøl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilson Matorin in the 4th minute of play. Jefferson Maia kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Édouard Mendy made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Stephen Vicente sent off a good shot on target. FC Lugano's Mikel Jerzinger managed to work through Al-Fajuth's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Mikel Jerzinger dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Wilson Matorin struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Godo Gøl didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Al-Fajuth. If Eugenio Zarrella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th minute, Eugenio Zarrella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eliseu Alagoano was the one to do the kick off. After 60 minutes, Jefferson Maia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Al-Fajuth and the FC Lugano players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th match minute, Al-Fajuth was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jefferson Maia to maneuver through the defense. Al-Fajuth made a substitution. Carlos Marinho replaced Teodoro Massa. After 62 played minutes FC Lugano got a freekick which was hit by Stephen Vicente. Édouard Mendy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenio Zarrella, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Eugenio Zarrella received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Édouard Mendy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stephen Vicente kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Édouard Mendy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenio Zarrella, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 86th match minute, FC Lugano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dietrich Bucheli to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th match minute, FC Lugano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dietrich Bucheli to maneuver through the defense. Godo Gøl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rômulo Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Stephen Vicente kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After 90 played minutes Al-Fajuth got a freekick which was hit by Wilson Matorin. Eugenio Zarrella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Al-Fajuth getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Léo Ortiz hit a great ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.