Friendly League

Frédson Mendes
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Severo Bermudo started the match with the kick off. In the 11th minute, Gaudencio Lekubegi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mano Hume was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 15 minutes into the match, Severo Bermudo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iwan Lepucki. LavAzzA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Severo Bermudo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 22 played minutes Utopía Muerta FC got a freekick which was hit by Fermin Martinez. 24 minutes into the match, Gaudencio Lekubegi notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Utopía Muerta FC's Mano Hume. Mano Hume was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Iwan Lepucki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Severo Bermudo in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute of the match Utopía Muerta FC got a corner. LavAzzA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fermin Martinez ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mano Hume made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th match minute, Utopía Muerta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radoslaw Klocko to maneuver through the defense. Utopía Muerta FC's attentive Radoslaw Klocko managed to snatch the ball when Mo Salah made a throw-in in the 39th minute of the game. The supporters of LavAzzA booed when Utopía Muerta FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fermin Martinez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mano Hume showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amerigo Labarra, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 44th minute of the match LavAzzA got a corner. Utopía Muerta FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Amerigo Labarra ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led LavAzzA's Amerigo Labarra to fire away a dangerous shot which Mano Hume despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Iwan Lepucki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severo Bermudo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gaudencio Lekubegi was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, LavAzzA's Mo Salah got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Iwan Lepucki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severo Bermudo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes into the match, LavAzzA's goal looked a bit too open when Severo Bermudo came free, but Iwan Lepucki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Mo Salah fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LavAzzA's protests and gave Mo Salah a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to LavAzzA getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Mo Salah hit a great ball. Utopía Muerta FC's Ramón Furtado was substituted for Prudencio Ubelteso. The supporters of Utopía Muerta FC booed when LavAzzA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mo Salah didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iwan Lepucki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Braulio Hibai, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Iwan Lepucki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramón Furtado in the 65th minute of play. Mano Hume didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gaudencio Lekubegi went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. When Utopía Muerta FC's Braulio Hibai in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LavAzzA's goalie prevented a goal. After 74 played minutes LavAzzA got a freekick which was hit by Amerigo Labarra. Iwan Lepucki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramón Furtado in the 76th minute of the match. Ramón Furtado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iwan Lepucki having to interfere. 81 minutes into the game, Braulio Hibai cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Iwan Lepucki was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Iwan Lepucki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramón Furtado in the 83rd minute of the match. Gaudencio Lekubegi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Iwan Lepucki didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Armando Amarita went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. When Ramón Furtado came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Utopía Muerta FC 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 Ramón Furtado couldn't finish the play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.