Friendly League

ESPRESSO
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fernando Pinto took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tristan Arioli saved Olympique Fribourg from getting behind. 6 minutes into the game, Matt Metzger threw the ball into play from the sideline. LavAzzA's Xavier von Felten quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 11th minute, Olympique Fribourg's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mai Di Chao fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 11th minute, LavAzzA's Gaudencio Lekubegi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tristan Arioli. Tristan Arioli yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Tristan Arioli came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by LavAzzA's Gaudencio Lekubegi. But to his dismay, Gaudencio Lekubegi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 31 minutes into the match, Gaudencio Lekubegi notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Olympique Fribourg's Tristan Arioli. Tristan Arioli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raik Topuz in the 34th 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 Bruno Steiner in the 36th minute of play forced LavAzzA's goalkeeper Iwan Lepucki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When LavAzzA's Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olympique Fribourg's goalie prevented a goal. 37 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when LavAzzA's Gaudencio Lekubegi fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Gaudencio Lekubegi struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Tristan Arioli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LavAzzA. After some careless play in the Olympique Fribourg defense, Gaudencio Lekubegi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tristan Arioli. The Olympique Fribourg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tristan Arioli should have stopped the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

Gaudencio Lekubegi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tristan Arioli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Gaudencio Lekubegi managed to get in a good position for a shot. LavAzzA's supporters rose to their feet, but Gaudencio Lekubegi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tristan Arioli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tristan Arioli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Pinto in the 58th minute of play. The supporters of LavAzzA booed when Olympique Fribourg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matt Metzger didn't get a good kick on the ball. LavAzzA's Gaudencio Lekubegi got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Iwan Lepucki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raik Topuz in the 64th minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Gaudencio Lekubegi notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Olympique Fribourg's Tristan Arioli. Tristan Arioli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 70th minute Fernando Pinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tristan Arioli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tristan Arioli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Pinto in the 75th minute of play. Tristan Arioli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 77th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Gaudencio Lekubegi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LavAzzA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Gaudencio Lekubegi struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Tristan Arioli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LavAzzA. Fernando Pinto took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tristan Arioli. Tristan Arioli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. A sloppy throw-in by Matt Metzger in the 91st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by LavAzzA's Mai Di Chao. After a defensive mix-up in Olympique Fribourg's zone, Gaudencio Lekubegi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tristan Arioli came out of the goal and Gaudencio Lekubegi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 95th match minute, LavAzzA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xu Rong Chao to maneuver through the defense. LavAzzA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.