Friendly League

Tekken Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aurelio Fiorentino kicked off to start the match. Armin Ruggeri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Elazar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Granville fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when Granville's Mauro Elazar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Amos Fulgenzi hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the game, Mauro Elazar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Armin Ruggeri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 12th minute, Mauro Elazar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Armin Ruggeri was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. The Granville fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when Granville's Mauro Elazar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 21 minutes into the match, Mauro Elazar notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Tekken F.C.'s Armin Ruggeri. Armin Ruggeri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 24th minute, Jaime Oskarbi made a precise shot to the right of Armin Ruggeri. Tekken F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. After 27 minutes of play, Granville's Serafino Urko made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Armin Ruggeri was left in no man's land by his defense there! 30 minutes into the match, Tekken F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Elazar came free, but Armin Ruggeri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serafino Urko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armin Ruggeri having to interfere. After some careless play in the Tekken F.C. defense, Pablo Sanson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armin Ruggeri. The Tekken F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armin Ruggeri should have stopped the shot. Armin Ruggeri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafino Urko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, Serafino Urko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-9. Armin Ruggeri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Armin Ruggeri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Elazar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Serafino Urko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Granville's supporters rose to their feet, but Serafino Urko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armin Ruggeri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 47 played minutes, Granville's Samuel Tabb shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Armin Ruggeri came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Granville reached it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mauro Elazar in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armin Ruggeri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After the first half Granville were leading 0-9. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Granville made a substitution. José Flores replaced Jaime Oskarbi. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mauro Elazar to strike the kick off in the second half. Mauro Elazar scored 0-10 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armin Ruggeri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 59 minutes into the game, Mauro Elazar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-12. Armin Ruggeri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mauro Elazar in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armin Ruggeri saved Tekken F.C. from getting behind. Armin Ruggeri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Elazar in the 64th minute of play. In the 65th minute, José Flores left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Granville fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-13. Granville made a substitution. Chi-Chi Branca replaced Serafino Urko. Ruben Ioritz did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-14 to the left of a surprised Armin Ruggeri 71 minutes into the match. The supporters of Granville booed when Tekken F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrea Cameli didn't get a good kick on the ball. José Flores blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Armin Ruggeri having to make a save. Armin Ruggeri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruben Ioritz in the 82nd minute of the match. Ruben Ioritz had several of the Tekken F.C.'s defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 89 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-17 score and a disappointed Armin Ruggeri as he didn't even see the shot coming. When Chi-Chi Branca came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Granville 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 Chi-Chi Branca couldn't finish the play. José Flores fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armin Ruggeri having to interfere. After 98 minutes, Ruben Ioritz made it 0-18 with a short kick to the right side. Tekken F.C.'s Armin Ruggeri tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.