Friendly League

Ramblers Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) New York Red Bulls's Nazım Taci 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. Wasyl Modrzewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Balint, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristopher de Alcântara in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eduardo Pereyra saved New York Red Bulls from getting behind. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by New York Red Bulls's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Olaf Filipowski was slow to take the kick. During this time Budget Goblins's players had a chance to rest. In the 10th minute of the match Budget Goblins got a corner. New York Red Bulls's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Olaf Filipowski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Eduardo Pereyra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristopher de Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After having played for 14 minutes, Cristopher de Alcântara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Budget Goblins's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristopher de Alcântara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 15th minute, Emanuel Encescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wasyl Modrzewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benni Farbøl in the 16th minute of play. Wasyl Modrzewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nazım Taci, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute Eugenios Moutsios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Pereyra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Waclaw Major lost his temper 24 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 23rd minute, one of Budget Goblins:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Budget Goblins. When the match had been going on for 25 minutes, New York Red Bulls's Benni Farbøl got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Wasyl Modrzewski. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zdzislaw Motowski in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eduardo Pereyra saved New York Red Bulls from getting behind. Eduardo Pereyra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdzislaw Motowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Zdzislaw Motowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eduardo Pereyra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. Zdzislaw Motowski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eduardo Pereyra having to make a save. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind New York Red Bulls's goalkeeper Eduardo Pereyra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

In the 51st match minute, New York Red Bulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cazimir Giosu to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 53 minutes, Eugenios Moutsios managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Budget Goblins's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eugenios Moutsios was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wasyl Modrzewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benni Farbøl in the 55th minute of play. Eduardo Pereyra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zdzislaw Motowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eduardo Pereyra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdzislaw Motowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Eduardo Pereyra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenios Moutsios, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. New York Red Bulls's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Zdzislaw Motowski 67 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-2. New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zdzislaw Motowski in the 70th minute of play. Eduardo Pereyra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdzislaw Motowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zdzislaw Motowski in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eduardo Pereyra saved New York Red Bulls from getting behind. Eduardo Pereyra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zdzislaw Motowski's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute, Cazimir Giosu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zdzislaw Motowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eduardo Pereyra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. The supporters of New York Red Bulls booed when Budget Goblins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grigoris Gavril didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zdzislaw Motowski in the 92nd minute of play forced New York Red Bulls's goalkeeper Eduardo Pereyra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Budget Goblins left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than New York Red Bulls.