Friendly League

ROJO LEN
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frédson Melo kicked off to start the match. Olavi Liib showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tymoteusz Byczewski in the 5th minute of the match. After 14 played minutes ROJO got a freekick which was hit by Damian Vornicu. 16 minutes into the match, ROJO's goal looked a bit too open when Frédson Melo came free, but Aldo Kaxen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the ROJO defense, Frédson Melo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aldo Kaxen. The ROJO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aldo Kaxen should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pahom Kanokov in the 21st minute of play forced Catalin Haldan's goalkeeper Olavi Liib to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd match minute, Catalin Haldan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frédson Melo to maneuver through the defense. Olavi Liib took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pahom Kanokov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tymoteusz Byczewski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Olavi Liib read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Frédson Melo notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of ROJO's Aldo Kaxen. Aldo Kaxen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. ROJO made a substitution. Bernardo Dimo replaced Tymoteusz Byczewski. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pahom Kanokov made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pahom Kanokov in the 55th minute of play forced Catalin Haldan's goalkeeper Olavi Liib to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ROJO's Santos Loramendi got a free kick in the 58th minute. Mihail Botgros blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aldo Kaxen having to make a save. With a little luck, ROJO's Aldo Kaxen got control of the ball when Mihail Botgros tried to sneak it across the goal line. Živko Dabović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute, ROJO's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Frédson Melo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Catalin Haldan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mihail Botgros in the 73rd minute. Catalin Haldan's Mihail Botgros was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aldo Kaxen in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, ROJO's Jan Huijsmans got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 77thth minute of the game Frédson Melo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ROJO's Aldo Kaxen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Olavi Liib showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Benet, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Frédson Melos short, quick shot in the 80thth minute got Aldo Kaxen to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bernardo Dimo during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Frédson Melo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aldo Kaxen came out and tried to block the shot, but Frédson Melo slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 85th minute. After 89 minutes, Jan Huijsmans mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ROJO and the Catalin Haldan players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ROJO getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Jan Huijsmans hit a great ball. Olavi Liib came out of the goal in the 100th minute to try and stop a shot by ROJO's Pahom Kanokov. But to his dismay, Pahom Kanokov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Catalin Haldan had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.