Friendly League

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) ViCeNzA's Eulalio Casado started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ariel Bitxintxo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodd Laing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ariel Bitxintxo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodd Laing in the 6th minute of the match. Baldomiro Berriotxoa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Clem Fath made a huge save. Rodd Laing blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ariel Bitxintxo having to make a save. Baldomiro Berriotxoa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Clem Fath tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodd Laing in the 28th minute of play forced ViCeNzA's goalkeeper Ariel Bitxintxo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, ViCeNzA's goal looked a bit too open when Rodd Laing came free, but Ariel Bitxintxo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodd Laing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ariel Bitxintxo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erwann Patrice, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Erwann Patrice had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Cosa nostra Lyon's Erwann Patrice got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Ariel Bitxintxo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erwann Patrice in the 46th minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Erwann Patrice ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ariel Bitxintxo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erwann Patrice to make the kick off. Cosa nostra Lyon's attentive Rodd Laing managed to snatch the ball when Blas Abascal made a throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game. Ariel Bitxintxo was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Erwann Patrice capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Erwann Patrice really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Erwann Patrice sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind ViCeNzA's goalkeeper Ariel Bitxintxo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Erwann Patrice could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Ariel Bitxintxo made a huge save. Ariel Bitxintxo was out of position in the 69 minute of play, and Erwann Patrice capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Erwann Patrice really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Ariel Bitxintxo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erwann Patrice in the 72nd minute. A sloppy throw-in by Blas Abascal in the 74th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Cosa nostra Lyon's Thierry Platon. Clem Fath showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eulalio Casado, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Rodd Laing might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ariel Bitxintxo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rodd Laing ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, ViCeNzA's Ariel Bitxintxo got control of the ball when Rodd Laing tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rodd Laing received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Ariel Bitxintxo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, Rodd Laing had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ariel Bitxintxo. ViCeNzA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodd Laing was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5.