Friendly League

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yosif Bakrachev kicked off to start the match. Dmytro Novak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermegildo Rodriguez in the 2nd minute of play. 2 minutes into the match, Ermegildo Rodriguez notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Slava Ukraini's Dmytro Novak. Dmytro Novak was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermegildo Rodriguez in the 6th minute of play forced Slava Ukraini's goalkeeper Dmytro Novak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Slava Ukraini's goal looked a bit too open when Paolo Gagriel came free, but Dmytro Novak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Slava Ukraini getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Yuriy Gandzyuk hit a great ball. Arnaldo Lore took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dmytro Novak. Dmytro Novak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 15th minute, Guillermo Sal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Tigre's Desiderio Lauaxeta got control of the ball when Yosif Bakrachev tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Arnaldo Lore's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dmytro Novak was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Slava Ukraini's Dmytro Novak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paolo Gagriel in the 21st minute of play. Desiderio Lauaxeta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yosif Bakrachev in the 22nd minute of play. Tigre's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Yuriy Gandzyuk scored to the left of an out of position Desiderio Lauaxeta, making the score, 1-2. 27 minutes in the game, Marius Niculae fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Desiderio Lauaxeta having to interfere. Desiderio Lauaxeta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stepan Tovkatskiy in the 28th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stepan Tovkatskiy in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Desiderio Lauaxeta saved Tigre from getting behind. Dmytro Novak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermegildo Rodriguez in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yosif Bakrachev in the 32nd minute of play forced Tigre's goalkeeper Desiderio Lauaxeta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yosif Bakrachev got free with Desiderio Lauaxeta in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 38th match minute, Slava Ukraini was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Fasciani to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the match, Yuriy Gandzyuk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Desiderio Lauaxeta. Tigre's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yuriy Gandzyuk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Stepan Tovkatskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Desiderio Lauaxeta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th minute Paolo Gagriel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmytro Novak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnaldo Lore took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dmytro Novak. Dmytro Novak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. The Slava Ukraini players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Tigre were winning 2-3.

Desiderio Lauaxeta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yosif Bakrachev in the 53rd minute of the match. The supporters of Slava Ukraini booed when Tigre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tadeo Oriche didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yosif Bakrachev in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Desiderio Lauaxeta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yuriy Gandzyuk kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After 58 played minutes Slava Ukraini got a freekick which was hit by Yuriy Gandzyuk. Dmytro Novak made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Ermegildo Rodriguez sent off a good shot on target. After 63 played minutes Tigre got a freekick which was hit by Arnaldo Lore. 66 minutes into the match, Slava Ukraini's goalkeeper Dmytro Novak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ermegildo Rodriguez. Dmytro Novak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ermegildo Rodriguez in the 68th minute. Tigre's Desiderio Lauaxeta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuriy Gandzyuk in the 72nd minute of play. Desiderio Lauaxeta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuriy Gandzyuk in the 76th minute of play. In the 79th minute Yosif Bakrachev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Desiderio Lauaxeta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Slava Ukraini's Amauri da Costa was substituted for Angelo Fasciani. Dmytro Novak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paolo Gagriel in the 86th minute. After some careless play in the Tigre defense, Yosif Bakrachev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Desiderio Lauaxeta. The Tigre fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Desiderio Lauaxeta should have stopped the shot. Desiderio Lauaxeta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodion Orel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.