Friendly League

Olímpico de Roma
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pablo Justin started the match with the kick off. Ahmet Bülent Özgur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Manuel Cruz in the 2nd minute of the match. In the 3rd minute Azulgranas AFC were awarded a corner. Radomir Naskrent went to the cornerflag to take it. After having played for 8 minutes, Juan Manuel Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Azulgranas AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juan Manuel Cruz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Ramond Abila fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Coghlan FC's protests and gave Ramond Abila a yellow card for diving instead. Ramond Abila hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Azulgranas AFC's Juan Manuel Cruz got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 12th match minute, Azulgranas AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Inko to maneuver through the defense. Coghlan FC's Ahmet Bülent Özgur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Manuel Cruz in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Cleto Flor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute of the match Radomir Naskrent shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ahmet Bülent Özgur showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Azulgranas AFC's Michaël Myers got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Coghlan FC were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after Azulgranas AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ivan Ourente took the corner. Azulgranas AFC's attentive Radomir Naskrent managed to snatch the ball when Cleto Flor made a throw-in in the 31st minute of the game. After 34 minutes, Juan Manuel Cruz made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Coghlan FC's Ahmet Bülent Özgur tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Coghlan FC's Ahmet Bülent Özgur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Manuel Cruz in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Coghlan FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Radomir Naskrent was slow to take the kick. During this time Azulgranas AFC's players had a chance to rest. The Coghlan FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Azulgranas AFC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Juan Manuel Cruz to make the kick off. If Ramond Abila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cleto Flor kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Azulgranas AFC's Geovânio da Silveira pulled a muscle in his back after 60 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 60 minutes, Pablo Justin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Coghlan FC and the Azulgranas AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Coghlan FC's Ahmet Bülent Özgur proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Coghlan FC from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Michaël Myers managed to get in a good position for a shot. Azulgranas AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Michaël Myers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ahmet Bülent Özgur breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ahmet Bülent Özgur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Manuel Cruz in the 67th minute of the match. When Juan Manuel Cruz came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Azulgranas AFC 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 Juan Manuel Cruz couldn't finish the play. Leo Henric took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramond Abila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inocencio Ferran in the 79th minute of play forced Azulgranas AFC's goalkeeper Leo Henric to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lilko Grúmenov kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. The supporters of Coghlan FC booed when Azulgranas AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michaël Myers didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute, Benjamin Cordeal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Coghlan FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Azulgranas AFC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.