Friendly League

ESPRESSO
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cauan Loyola took the kick off in the first half of the match. Iwan Lepucki came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by ITAFUT 4EVER's Sebastião Henriques. But to his dismay, Sebastião Henriques quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Iwan Lepucki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cauan Loyola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 6 minutes into the game, when Flavius Postelnicescu put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 6th minute of the game. One of ITAFUT 4EVER:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of LavAzzA:s goal. Iwan Lepucki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jardel Baggio in the 14th minute of play. Sebastião Henriques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iwan Lepucki having to interfere. In the 18th match minute, LavAzzA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samir Kastrati to maneuver through the defense. ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of LavAzzA booed when ITAFUT 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niklas Bergdal didn't get a good kick on the ball. 23 minutes into the game, LavAzzA's Adam Vase nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nilson Peres made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 28th minute Gauthier Spiller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nilson Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kuno Kubin, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastião Henriques in the 45th minute of play forced LavAzzA's goalkeeper Iwan Lepucki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastião Henriques in the 46th minute of play forced LavAzzA's goalkeeper Iwan Lepucki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Gauthier Spiller made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Kuno Kubin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jardel Baggios short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Iwan Lepucki to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 60 minutes of play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio made it 2-2 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! Iwan Lepucki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jardel Baggio, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute Xavier von Felten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. LavAzzA's Iwan Lepucki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save LavAzzA from getting a goal against them. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Vase in the 69th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Sebastião Henriques managed to get in a good position for a shot. ITAFUT 4EVER's supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastião Henriques was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iwan Lepucki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ITAFUT 4EVER's Sidney Bertassi was substituted for Jardel Baggio. Nilson Peres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavier von Felten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute, Jordan Henderson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Raphael Fenton got a free kick in the 75th minute. LavAzzA made a substitution. Fred Feuerstein replaced Kuno Kubin. Raphael Fenton kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. 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 Raphael Fenton. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Feuerstein in the 85th minute of play. Nilson Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Feuerstein, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 88th 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. After having played for 92 minutes, Sidney Bertassi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ITAFUT 4EVER's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sidney Bertassi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier von Felten in the 94th minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.