Friendly League

Ryki
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andrew Dalli kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, FC Dwa Do Ósmej's Fotis Katramados sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jorge Armani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 4th minute of the match FC Dwa Do Ósmej got a corner. Esmeralda AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wendell Amos ran over to the corner to take the kick. FC Dwa Do Ósmej's Wendell Amos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jorge Armani in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Teofil Patora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zülfü Sungur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Esmeralda AFC's Jorge Armani got control of the ball when Fotis Katramados tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jorge Armani was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fotis Katramados showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. In the 9thth minute of the game Andrew Dalli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Dwa Do Ósmej's Teofil Patora was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 12 played minutes Esmeralda AFC got a freekick which was hit by Niceto Matxin. Wendell Amos's shot from long distance in the 13th minute was not bad at all, but Esmeralda AFC's Jorge Armani knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fotis Katramados got free with Jorge Armani in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 16 minutes into the match, Fotis Katramados notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Esmeralda AFC's Jorge Armani. Jorge Armani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 20 minutes into the match, Esmeralda AFC's goalkeeper Jorge Armani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fotis Katramados. In the 21st minute of the match FC Dwa Do Ósmej got a corner. Esmeralda AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wendell Amos ran over to the corner to take the kick. Fotis Katramados fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Armani having to interfere. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Esmeralda AFC's goalkeeper Jorge Armani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Karl-Ove Hägert kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Lê Yang made in the 30th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Dwa Do Ósmej's Lucas Rodriguez. Jorge Armani was a little too slow when Fotis Katramados got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 3-0. In the 39th minute, Fotis Katramados left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Dwa Do Ósmej fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. After a rather tough play, FC Dwa Do Ósmej's Karl-Ove Hägert got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Esmeralda AFC's goalkeeper Jorge Armani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 45th minute FC Dwa Do Ósmej were awarded a corner. Wendell Amos went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on FC Dwa Do Ósmej's corner Wendell Amos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jorge Armani quite easily take care of the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fotis Katramados to make the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Lê Yang in the 51st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Dwa Do Ósmej's Lucas Rodriguez. Jorge Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fotis Katramados, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zülfü Sungur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Teofil Patora tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 67 minutes into the match, Esmeralda AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Fotis Katramados came free, but Jorge Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Dwa Do Ósmej's Wawrzyniec Majorski was substituted for Bartlomiej Matela. FC Dwa Do Ósmej were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Esmeralda AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wendell Amos took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Wendell Amos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jorge Armani quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Teofil Patora made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Zülfü Sungur sent off a good shot on target. Niceto Matxin hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Esmeralda AFC's Nicasio Fonda was substituted for David Banegas. 78 minutes into the game, Arkadiusz Solibieda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Jorge Armani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Teofil Patora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eloy Calvino in the 81st minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, FC Dwa Do Ósmej's goal looked a bit too open when Eloy Calvino came free, but Teofil Patora reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Esmeralda AFC defense, Arkadiusz Solibieda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jorge Armani. The Esmeralda AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jorge Armani should have stopped the shot. FC Dwa Do Ósmej's Teofil Patora proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save FC Dwa Do Ósmej from getting a goal against them. Teofil Patora was out of position in the 92 minute of play, and Nicasio Fonda capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nicasio Fonda really showed his touch with that goal: 7-1. FC Dwa Do Ósmej's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Wendell Amos in the 96th minute. The corner led FC Dwa Do Ósmej's Wendell Amos to fire away a dangerous shot which Jorge Armani despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The FC Dwa Do Ósmej support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.