Friendly League

Matorrales
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Atlético Matorrales's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gustavo Tartalo was slow to take the kick. During this time Soroca F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Atlético Matorrales's goalie and right to Hernan Lano. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Atlético Matorrales's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 7thth minute of the game Adrián Espadas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atlético Matorrales's Leonardo Loco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Soroca F.C.'s Adrián Espadas in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atlético Matorrales's goalie prevented a goal. Atlético Matorrales's Leonardo Loco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrián Espadas in the 8th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Dan Wennerqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diego Leocadio. Leonardo Loco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrián Espadas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute of the match Soroca F.C. got a corner. Atlético Matorrales's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gustavo Tartalo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Diego Leocadio hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Atlético Matorrales's Leonardo Loco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrián Espadas in the 17th minute of play. Ambrosio Damario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Matorrales's zone, Adrián Espadas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonardo Loco came out of the goal and Adrián Espadas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Soroca F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when Soroca F.C.'s Adrián Espadas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Leonardo Loco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrián Espadas, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 32nd minute Tadeo Quilino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Wennerqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atlético Matorrales were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Soroca F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Iker Tino took the corner. Severiano Ebardo made a great header on Atlético Matorrales's corner, it was just that Soroca F.C.'s Dan Wennerqvist managed to reach the ball for a save. Leonardo Loco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adrián Espadas's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Adrián Espadas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 37thth minute of the game Adrián Espadas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atlético Matorrales's Leonardo Loco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adrián Espadas in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonardo Loco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 39 minutes Atlético Matorrales's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gustavo Tartalo who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Soroca F.C.'s corner Gustavo Tartalo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Leonardo Loco quite easily take care of the ball. Adrián Espadas scored 0-2 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonardo Loco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adrián Espadas to strike the kick off in the second half. Adrián Espadas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leonardo Loco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Soroca F.C. were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Atlético Matorrales's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gustavo Tartalo took the corner. After 55 played minutes Atlético Matorrales got a freekick which was hit by Rosendo Montel. Rosendo Montel hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 57th minute Răzvan Necula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Loco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute of the match Godofredo Quilino shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leonardo Loco showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Leonardo Loco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Răzvan Necula's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute Răzvan Necula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Loco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Răzvan Necula ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leonardo Loco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. If Răzvan Necula had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Leonardo Loco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Răzvan Necula in the 75th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Răzvan Necula made a precise shot to the right of Leonardo Loco. Atlético Matorrales's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Răzvan Necula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Leonardo Loco made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Răzvan Necula sent off a good shot on target. With an all-out effort, Soroca F.C.'s Leonardo Loco threw himself towards the right post 82 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Răzvan Necula, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Răzvan Necula recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Răzvan Necula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 85th minute Răzvan Necula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Loco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Atlético Matorrales defense, Răzvan Necula kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leonardo Loco. The Atlético Matorrales fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leonardo Loco should have stopped the shot. Atlético Matorrales's Leonardo Loco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Matorrales from getting a goal against them. Leonardo Loco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Răzvan Necula in the 95th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Soroca F.C. walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.