Friendly League

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Adriano Ribeiro made the kick off which started today's match. LTA FC's Arsenio Maiorga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 7th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, LTA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Ribeiro came free, but Arsenio Maiorga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arsenio Maiorga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, Adriano Ribeiro made a precise shot to the right of Arsenio Maiorga. LTA FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Arsenio Maiorga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 24th minute of the match. Arsenio Maiorga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute, Adriano Ribeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Obscurials fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After some careless play in the LTA FC defense, Adriano Ribeiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arsenio Maiorga. The LTA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arsenio Maiorga should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Martin Palermo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match, Adriano Ribeiro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Arsenio Maiorga was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Zheng Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Bernad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute Adriano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arsenio Maiorga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the LTA FC defense, Adriano Ribeiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arsenio Maiorga. The LTA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arsenio Maiorga should have stopped the shot. In the 62nd minute Adriano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arsenio Maiorga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. LTA FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 66th minute, when Anders Westerstrand scored to the left of an out of position Arsenio Maiorga, making the score, 0-5. The Obscurials's Angelo Eiró was substituted for Cliff Rowden. Lawrance Grandison sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 72nd minute, Emílio Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd match minute, The Obscurials was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edelmiro Mateo to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 77 minutes, Arsenio Maiorga successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Arsenio Maiorga made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Anders Westerstrand sent off a good shot on target. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind LTA FC's goalkeeper Arsenio Maiorga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 82 minutes LTA FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fabian Spânu who took care of the corner kick. When Lawrance Grandison came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the The Obscurials fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lawrance Grandison couldn't finish the play. The Obscurials played a much better game than LTA FC and deserved their victory. The LTA FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.