Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aureliano Karlo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tim Tarasek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aureliano Karlo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Lisandro Lopez 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 his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jax Van Landschoot, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Aureliano Karlo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tim Tarasek read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. With a little luck, RoKoCoKo TeaM's Tim Tarasek got control of the ball when Aureliano Karlo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lisandro Lopez in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roberto Eztebe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 24 minutes, Aureliano Karlo made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. RoKoCoKo TeaM's Tim Tarasek tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Tim Tarasek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureliano Karlo, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Di Maria in the 28th minute of play forced Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliano Karlo in the 34th minute of play forced RoKoCoKo TeaM's goalkeeper Tim Tarasek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goal looked a bit too open when Jax Van Landschoot came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aureliano Karlo in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tim Tarasek prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Aureliano Karlo, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 37 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Tim Tarasek was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 41st minute Aureliano Karlo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tim Tarasek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 42 minutes RoKoCoKo TeaM's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Samuel Moutinho who took care of the corner kick. In the 44th minute Lisandro Lopez 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lisandro Lopez to strike the kick off in the second half. Aureliano Karlo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With an all-out effort, RoKoCoKo TeaM's Roberto Eztebe threw himself towards the right post 59 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jax Van Landschoot, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 62nd minute, Aureliano Karlo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 64 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goal looked a bit too open when Jax Van Landschoot came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tim Tarasek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julien Staffelbach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner led Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Samuel Moutinho to fire away a dangerous shot which Tim Tarasek despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Txindoki in the 80th minute of play forced RoKoCoKo TeaM's goalkeeper Tim Tarasek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Eztebe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angel Di Maria's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. 84 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goal looked a bit too open when Angel Di Maria came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lisandro Lopez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roberto Eztebe having to make a save. When Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Julien Staffelbach in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RoKoCoKo TeaM's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the RoKoCoKo TeaM defense, Julien Staffelbach kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tim Tarasek. The RoKoCoKo TeaM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tim Tarasek should have stopped the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ fans cheered their team off the field, for while RoKoCoKo TeaM had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.