Friendly League

ESPRESSO
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Granville's Chi-Chi Branca started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dario Cordarell got a throw-in 4 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Chi-Chi Branca. Franc Fabra made in the 6th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Gaudencio Lekubegi. Gaudencio Lekubegi hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After 11 minutes of play, Granville's Chi-Chi Branca made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iwan Lepucki was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dario Cordarell hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After 17 played minutes Gaudencio Lekubegi rounded Granville's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Iwan Lepucki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Sanson, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Chi-Chi Branca kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Pablo Sanson kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match.

Granville made a substitution. Serafino Urko replaced José Flores. Through an outstanding action, after 54 minutes, Iwan Lepucki successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Artemio Banegas kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. A collision led to Granville getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Samuel Tabb hit a great ball. A collision led to LavAzzA getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Franc Fabra hit a great ball. After 60 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 Iwan Lepucki 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. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind LavAzzA's goalkeeper Iwan Lepucki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kuno Kubin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Başar Öztarhan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. LavAzzA's Iwan Lepucki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artemio Banegas in the 68th minute of play. Iwan Lepucki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafino Urko, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Iwan Lepucki made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Serafino Urko sent off a good shot on target. If Gaudencio Lekubegi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dario Cordarell's late challenge caught a LavAzzA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dario Cordarell helped the player get up and apologised. In the 78th match minute, Granville was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Cordarell to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the match, LavAzzA's goalkeeper Iwan Lepucki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serafino Urko. Başar Öztarhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gauthier Spiller in the 90th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Granville's Artemio Banegas got a free kick in the 96th minute. In the 97th match minute, LavAzzA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaudencio Lekubegi to maneuver through the defense. The Granville supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Granville would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.