Friendly League

Pablo Comelli
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmet Efe Suheyl started the match with the kick off. Martin Leheren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerry Dhanabalan, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Rosario Cornett kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Boruc Zdanowicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Jerry Dhanabalan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Juniors's supporters rose to their feet, but Jerry Dhanabalan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Martin Leheren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Martin Leheren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Kazczyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Ahmet Efe Suheyl's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Leheren was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Miran Moco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Alisson Becker made a huge save. In the 32nd minute Verner Nordin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Miran Moco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zula Furtok kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

After 54 minutes Talleres de Escalada's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Claudio Cabrera who took care of the corner kick. Claudio Cabrera made a great header on Real Juniors's corner, it was just that Talleres de Escalada's Martin Leheren managed to reach the ball for a save. After 58 played minutes Real Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Efe Suheyl. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Attilio Casciano in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alisson Becker prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Martin Leheren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Efe Suheyl in the 69th minute of play. Alisson Becker came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Talleres de Escalada's Attilio Casciano. But to his dismay, Attilio Casciano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Talleres de Escalada's Ioan Pușcașu was substituted for Remigio Feliu. Talleres de Escalada made a substitution. Rigoberto Argider replaced Attilio Casciano. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zula Furtok during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Verner Nordin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Jerry Dhanabalan came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Real Juniors 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 Jerry Dhanabalan couldn't finish the play. Martin Leheren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yonko Tarchev in the 96th minute. A collision led to Talleres de Escalada getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Jonas Tingelholm hit a great ball. Talleres de Escalada's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.