Friendly League

Pablo Comelli
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jens Van Dessel kicked off to start the match. Lev Yashin made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Xepe Godan sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in LUPO f.c's zone, Xepe Godan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lev Yashin came out of the goal and Xepe Godan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lev Yashin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thibault Moon in the 17th minute. Lev Yashin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Xepe Godan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 19 minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Xepe Godan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Talleres de Escalada fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Lev Yashin was a little too slow when Xepe Godan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 4-0. Lev Yashin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xepe Godan's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Talleres de Escalada's Natalio Gagriel pulled a muscle in his leg after 40 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Talleres de Escalada made a substitution. Fang Lang Mo replaced Natalio Gagriel. Paschalis Nastos kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. With a little luck, LUPO f.c's Lev Yashin got control of the ball when Xepe Godan tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Thibault Moon came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Talleres de Escalada 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 Thibault Moon couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Xepe Godan to strike the kick off in the second half. Teodoro Rafe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serafin Bernal having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Xepe Godan put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Lev Yashin. LUPO f.c's Lev Yashin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xepe Godan in the 60th minute of play. Talleres de Escalada's Xepe Godan got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Xepe Godan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 67th minute Xepe Godan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lev Yashin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Xepe Godan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lev Yashin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xepe Godan in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xepe Godan in the 79th minute of play forced LUPO f.c's goalkeeper Lev Yashin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lev Yashin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xepe Godan went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xepe Godan in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lev Yashin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lev Yashin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Acuña in the 89th minute of play. LUPO f.c's Lev Yashin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xepe Godan in the 97th minute of play. Talleres de Escalada's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.