Friendly League

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adrián Espadas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kıraç Uskan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Vitaliy Vischak made a huge save. In the 6th match minute, Soroca F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Atarrabi to maneuver through the defense. Adrián Espadas might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nenko Reza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adrián Espadas ran back to his position shaking his head. Soroca F.C.'s Vitaliy Vischak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kıraç Uskan in the 16th minute of play. Vitaliy Vischak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Makaay in the 17th minute of the match. A collision led to Soroca F.C. getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Adrián Espadas hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute of the match, Roy Makaay got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vitaliy Vischak was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Adrián Espadas put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Nenko Reza. Adrián Espadas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nenko Reza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrián Espadas, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Rodolfo Atarrabi kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. 40 minutes in the game Tang Qian Xiong did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Luís Paulo Carneiro. After a rather tough play, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Tang Qian Xiong got a free kick in the 41st minute. 42 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Zézinho Neiva came free, but Nenko Reza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adrián Espadas kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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. Roy Makaay was the one to do the kick off. Kıraç Uskan scored 1-1 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vitaliy Vischak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 54th minute Guo Ao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitaliy Vischak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vitaliy Vischak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kıraç Uskan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrián Espadas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Nenko Reza made a huge save. In the 58th minute Adrián Espadas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nenko Reza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kıraç Uskan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitaliy Vischak having to interfere. In the 68th minute of the match Guo Ao sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vitaliy Vischak skillfully saved the ball. Vitaliy Vischak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Lucas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the match, Roy Makaay had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vitaliy Vischak. Soroca F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roy Makaay was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 94th match minute, Soroca F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Răzvan Necula to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Villaverde Celeste Clube had won after a very even match.